Thursday was a quieter day for the Ball State crew. We didn’t meet until the early afternoon. And when we first connected, we spent lots of time people watching from a streetside cafe. It was one of those comfortable places that you just don’t want to leave. We could have stayed there all day, drinking tea and coffee and eating pastries.

When we finally built up the motivation to hit the road, we headed for the center of the city for one of the tallest buildings in the world, the Shanghai World Financial Center. Like the Sears Tower (yes, I know it’s not called that anymore) or the Empire State Building, you’re charged big bucks for the view. But here, it was worth it. While the views were filtered by the haze during the afternoon, the sights turned spectacular after the sun went down. I’ve posted a couple of pictures here. But there will soon be many more posted.

Awesome views from the the Shanghai World Financial Center

One of the world’s tallest buildings offers a great view of Shanghai.