World's Busiest, Nanjing Road!

Would you like to be on the world's busiest road? Can you imagine  walking with a million people? The mere idea of it makes me agoraphobic -> afraid of crowded places. If you personally know me, you would know I hate going to the mall on a weekend, you would have to bribe me with a good movie and  food.

Nanjing Road is said to be one the busiest shopping districts in the world, with an average of a million visitors per day! I had second thoughts of going, after learning that fact. I am not a fan of crowds, but I wouldn't want to miss out on the experience plus it was near another iconic tourist destination in Shanghai, The Bund.

Nanjing Road East

Nanjing Road is actually divided into two sections, Nanjing East and Nanjing West. My friend and I didn't bother going to Nanjing West since we were expecting at least half a million people to be on that side,we settled for Nanjing East. Since our main agenda was the Bund which so happens to be at Nanjing East Road's eastern end we just roamed around the area.

Not so Crowded Nanjing Road East

East Nanjing Road is a very commercial zone, since the demographics of the visitors have changed, from the more affluent local residents to the domestic tourists, the hub of European-style restaurants and cafes have become less of a feature.

353 is a good place to shop

The strategy was to be in Nanjing road before peak hours, we did not want to be part of the million people crowding the place. My friend and I got off the Nanjing East station around 3pm, the station had numerous exits, and by luck the exit we picked was right smack where the action is. 

We ended up walking then sitting, walking then sitting. Then we gave up and sat for the remaining 15 minutes to wait for our bus to take us to the ferry for our The Bund Cruise.

Next entry the Bund...