OUR FIRST DAY in CHINA (we could live here!)
it's our first full day as a family in the incredible city of Shanghai and we are ready to see what this Mega city has to offer today we'll show you what a five-star hotel in Shanghai is all about we'll explore a beautifully restored historic part of the city complete with a 400y old traditional Chinese Garden then we'll head to the tallest building I've ever been in so tall it has its very own space station and of course along the way we'll be ding diving into some of the most amazing local food this city has to offer let's go so we've just got checked in to the shanga seamless check-in which is exactly what you'd expect from a hotel of this quality very very Grand Chinese style Hotel we've actually been upgraded to a club room which is an absolute result so I really want to show you that now I've let Helen and Finley go upstairs ahead of me so we'll follow up there in a sec you've got to see this for you guys absolutely incredible all right I'm going to give you a tour we're in the club room so we're up high so it's a little bit more of an expensive room but once you see it I'm sure you'll agree probably worth it all right so let's have a little look all right Finley's been in bed7 on the 34th 34th okay what is it chocolate no way well they've got a chocolate and Shanghai wow all right let's have a look at these snacks this is what you get as a welcome in the Shang look we've got the skyline all made out in chocolate we've got a swan couple of other the bits fruit platter what one look he can't he can't resist anymore look at this one if this hotel is expensive it is definitely worth is it yeah all right I think Finley definitely approves of the room absolutely stunning views here guys this is one of the nicest hotel rooms we've been in what you reckon H one of the nicest hotels we've been in oh my God it's a classic traditional five-star Chinese Hotel very much like the shanga in Bangkok almost identical but I've never been to the 29th floor of the Shanghai in Bangkok I don't even know if it has 29 floors this though look at these views I don't eat chocolate just this top there go on I eat the top go eat the circle around it okay the things I do for my kid e my God solid chocolate M what's finy found a dragon oh look at this all right so this is the bathroom guys so we've obviously got the family room oh look at this cute little guy mom go show you Mom buddy then as we showed you you got your double sink here so you little stand up for the kids so you can get uh parents and kids can do the teeth at the same time you like your hotel hun just love it I can't wait to just wander around it's on the river which I love I love mix to water yeah I just can't wait to just spend a couple of days here kids bed that they've laid out for us which we've messed up a little bit cuz finy got excited that's all right though that's what it's there for is it it's got some Lego play with good boy all right then we've got a massive double bed nice big TV but who wants to watch the TV when you got swimming po yes you've got a swimming pool but also you've got a view like this all right so now we've seen the room let's go and check out a 400y old Chinese Garden [Music] so it's just the sort of classic souvenir shops traditional dress shops and Food Shops it's definitely definitely a tourist spot but looks completely different from anywhere else we've been in xianghai so far see H this is where we differ because I was just about to say and this is why it's good for the viewers to watch this channel because they get a feel for different perspectives I was just about to say this is hell for me this is like so touristy and Helen just turned I absolutely love this don't you want to see these parts of like Shanghai they kept all the building it's very beautiful but extremely touristy everyone trying to sell you stuff it's very very busy it's been like Asia it's just very beautiful I just appreciate the buildings and all the nice authentic Chinese like stuff there you go come on bud you got to take it off first Bud all right so this is the first spot guys dun shenan if I'm saying that correctly I think this is the oldest shangan in Shanghai these are the shenan so I've got pork and I think I got pork and prawn so finy can try them so these are like fried bow buns and these are a semi fermented dough in here which means that they let the dough rise and then it ferments for a few hours and then they make it topped with spring onion and these ones have black sesame we got some scallion oil noodles so just soy sauce and fried scallion oil in L I think you like then Finley has gone for the Old Shanghai pork chop you like it it what do you tell me what to do pick it up pick it up yeah but you got to wait a while cuz I did it the other day and when I did my first video and it exploded all over me sced and then what about the chili you i' put a bit of chili oil in if you want it you want [Music] B yeah do you remember say that again it does taste a bit like rub and that is because of the sourness of the Tarin the tartness of Tamarind you can taste in the Wier sauce does taste a bit like rubab you're right he got a good palette what a palette my boy's got what are you saying babe oh my God I'm obsessed for this dough oh it's like the most comforting dough and then it's like shallow fried it's got so much flavor and then you just it's got sou it's like half B bun half Jer is it oh my God I love it that's por and that one it's the bong how good is it [Music] buddy you love [Music] it so what you just said no I said because we live in bang we don't like the touristy places but when we've only got a short time here we need yeah I know and that's what I'm saying but we differ slightly in what we like to do but that's what that's just a normal couple and it's nice for him to see like old it's really nice what blows me away when I come to different Asian countries even in bangco but like just like a chain restaurant in England you could have PID me to go to a chain restaurant in England but the chain restaurants here in Asia are phenomenal and this place is no exception try and use your CH it's good you like it bud these are different to the ones I had the other day I did a video on my main Channel my food channel so and if you don't know and you're watching for the first time I do have a Food Channel and um I tried some in a little local backst Street Place which are really good but these are different these are a bit thicker RI fluffier um not sure which ones I like better but these are top oh look at this whole piece of prawn in these ones if I was being hyper critical the pork chop was much better in the place I went the other day with my friend Autumn who actually also recommended this restaurant to us so I'll put her details in the description box below if you need a guide for Shanghai she is your woman but yeah the back alley Uncle noodles or something we went to the other day I think the pork chop was better in there but it's still decent in here cheap this whole meal came from about 8 British pounds I don't know 121 so can't go wrong right now we're full up I'm in a better mood we'll go grab a coffee and then we're going to walk around these Gardens let's go so there's loads and loads of food in this area like a mindboggling amount as you'd expect and for us the good thing about just arriving in China is the fact I've got nothing to reference this stuff to so everything I'm eating is the best thing I've ever eaten so these might not even be the best but I've only eaten two types so they're either the first or the second best which is great all right this is getting wet wet wet this is this is going to be fun up the tower tonight we have picked the worst day in human history to do an outdoor activity we've just got our tickets just made it cuz uh 4:00 cut off and it shuts at half hour so we only got half an hour in there we made the ticket uh Time by 1 minute here and we're going to have a little walk around and I'm sure it's going to be very very magical inside with all this rain [Music] [Music] all right so Helen was right it's undoubtedly very very nice very very beautiful nice little place to walk around it is touristy but it's mainly local tourist so it doesn't feel as touristy I guess um yeah nice place to walk around kill a few hours um and very different to the central business district part that we're staying in in Shanghai but definitely come when it's not raining this hard because we can't really do anything walk around it is absolutely pouring down so we're going to leave you here for a minute go back to the hotel get cleaned up see in the next one well we're not going anywhere just see you at the next scene see you in the next scene all right real quick I just want to take one minute of your time to talk about the partner for today's video the shangrilla pong located in the heart of shanghai's business district this elegant five-star hotel was the perfect base for our food Adventures as we explored the vibrant streets of Shanghai we were lucky enough to get upgraded to a club room and it was Immaculate spacious comfortable and offering breathtaking views of shanghai's stunning Skyline it had everything we needed including a super comfy massive bed for us and a really cute madeup kids bed for Finley when I'm out filming it's really important to me that my wife and son have a place to unwind and shangra LA Hong went above and beyond with an indoor pool sauna steam room and a massive baking hot jacuzzi and let me tell you for once breakfast was a standout one of the best we've had with a perfect mix of local Shanghai dishes and loads of Western options everyone was happy if you're looking for exceptional service and ultimate Comfort on your next Food adventure to Shanghai the shanga pong is the place to be all right now back to other me who's no doubt eating some amazing Shanghai dumplings and giving you an impeccable rundown all right so we've just arrived at the Oriental Pearl Tower luckily for us the rain has stopped so I think we are actually going to get hasn't stopped but it's lessened I think we are going to get a decent view the lady at the ticket office which by the way is at gate number one you got to go and get your tickets if you haven't got them online at gate number one and then come in they take your tickets at the desk but she told us oh sorry sorry sorry she told us always in the way she told us I will'll get this out in a sec only go to the middle one because you won't see anything from the top today because the weather's so bad so we've just got tickets to the middle one they were 20 20 R&B 200 R&B 200 you won so yeah what a city honestly best sky or one of the best skylines I've ever seen this is absolutely insane but this is literally 5 minutes around the corner from our hotel so even though it was raining we got our little cheap umbrellas we bought off someone in the street and uh yeah wasn't too bad so think we picked a pretty good place to stay so B what do you think of Shanghai so far wow I'm really liking it I love a city with the skyline and this has got the most amazing Skyline I've ever seen and yeah and I love the food it's very clean very organized but there's arrows everywhere everyone knows what they're doing mom yeah we just go to the all right we're just about to get in the first lift [Music] [Music] what number is it right I just went a bit queasy there we got in the lift and the lady said after 55 seconds we're going to be 263 M high right so we're this high and you can go 351 M but she said you won't see anything insect pointless that's the Space Capsule got a revolving restaurant on 267 m not sure how good that is but oh my God I don't need to be any higher than this guys I see get see some movies I see a bathroom I see a bathroom through a window right obviously the boy wants to go even higher he wants to go to the space capsu the views I don't think I'm doing this just with the camera the views are inane this is the most unbelievable Skyline I've ever seen this is 360 you can see around the whole of Shanghai it's just lit up like a Christmas tree both sides of the river unbelievable I can only imagine what this would look like on a clear night no rain cuz this is [Music] unbelievable all right so we only bought the tickets to this floor but because the boy wants to go up we're going to pay another 100 100 y each another tener all right so this could be worth it not only is there a space capsu there also a space museum so fin is going to love this or into the time [Music] [Music] capure you know I actually feel like I'm on a space station this is the maddest place I think I've ever been in my life feel I've just stepped into like a scene in Star Wars you're all about space ar oh my God I'm such a space geek I should love it but it also freaks me out like once I start thinking about it I just get fre you feel like we've just been teleported into space yeah I feel like we're in like a spaceship in space do you think are we in space buddy a little glimpse into the future of Shanghai look at this even the toilets are like a space station I think it's the highest I've ever been in a building obviously I've been in a plane before um is this higher than the M mahanon Tower in Bangkok I think so I'm not sure that was high enough for me but this is this is just like another world everything in Shanghai is like another world AB mindboggling before we were here now all the way all right this is where I absolutely lose the plot the glass bottom stand I don't know what you call this thing but anyway I can't even think straight but I have to pretend that I'm not scared because Finley has no fear oh this is a mad view down oh my God I can feel it moving imagine falling through this [Music] [Music] all right so I'll tell you what we thoroughly enjoyed that wasn't the cheapest but if you compare it to say London prices where we've just come back from very very reasonable we've sacked off the Chetan food we're going to go for some Lano pulled beef noodles right next to this big pole Tower so um yeah we'll see how that goes we'll see you there all right this is it guys so this is the uh top one this is famous for hand pulled beef noodles hey right so again like earlier this is actually a chain restaurant and although this isn't technically Shanghai Anese food you'll find these pulled lanel noodles everywhere across the city so like I said this is a chain restaurant and they hand pulling noodles homemade chili oil incredible all right so Helen ordered this the other night this is our hour this is just a spicy cucumber salad so I smashed you salad with uh vinegar soy sauce chili oil and peanuts then she's got a classic rimal which is a Chinese hamburger and I've not had one like this before I don't know if these are traditional um but these have got like a flaky pastry look at that as I said chain restaurant this is all handmade I mean this is the equivalent guys of like imagine babe when I say chain restaurant it's like wagger MERS in London like the quality of this compared to something like that is I love these on do you are that's a Lotus mate Lotus route do you I have a little bite then oh these are my mashed potato noodles these are my mashed potato noodles this is the first for me what you reckon bud no yeah good oh look and then the bolog yummy Boles with bolog with peanuts any good meat you like it bud is it oh my it good job your tie isn't it all right so let's have a look at this so it's actually look creamy mashed potato very very salty very very smooth mashed potato we've got some minced beef in a a sweet bean sauce it's going to mix it up oh look at the chili oil at the bottom every Brit's dream carb on carb need a cutle of beers I might add some more chili oil to this let get a bit of everything you know what I'm a little bit surprised at how many potato noodles I've eaten now I'm not sure what to say about this the ultimate ultimate ultimate Comfort noodle dish never thought I'd say it guys mashed potato noodles my new favorite we got a spicy Mala La skew as well it's not beef it's mutton it's a salty fatty mutton skure absolutely smashed in Chetan peppercorns and salt oh do you want to try that it's a lambc decent that is an absolute must I could eat 15 of those Helen has just pulled out the best shout of all time say that again reminds me of like a shepherd's pie mixed into um bise it isn't it it's really nice hand pulled shepherd's pie I just got her to hook me up with a bit more of this homemade chili on these noodles she put three small Ladle FS on so I think she's trying to kill me that is everything I could literally just eat Bowl after Bowl after bowl of these noodles with a spicy Sesame chili oil on top phenomenal I'm really getting that that Mala like numbing heat from the Chuan peppercorns now my whole mouth is tingling just waiting for finny to finish here so I can drizzle more oil on his and eat that you might be wondering why I haven't ordered the signature beef noodle soup phenomenal but we had that last night cuz we actually came here on our first night we got it late and headed down and we got beef noodles so I wanted to come back and try the rest of the dishes so definitely recommend the beef noodle soup with the chili oil fantastic but these everything we've ordered again I've got nothing really to compare it to I've had this dish many times but overseas so got nothing to compare it to really um not this dish I mean the beef noodle suit but all in all again just like from a chain restaurant this is mindblowing thank you all right absolutely amazing first day with the family I've been been out for a couple of days eating but it's our first full day with the family in Shanghai absolutely blown away by this city have loved every minute of it if you want to see us tackle Disneyland you can watch the next video I'll link that down below um I think that's it for today we're going to go back to the hotel have a little sleep and we will see you
2024-12-11 14:06
