Today, I decided to attempt to visit the Bund, after failing on Sunday due to blockades along Ruijin Rd


I've been walking/biking along the river south of me, and I really like it



But, I wanted a change of pace...and, a challenge.

I knew I'd be able to get over there on Fuxing Rd or Huaihai Rd (as opposed to the minor streets closer to the river), so I chose the former, and didn't encounter any snowmen along the way.

I walked by Yuyuan (another over-hyped tourist attraction). It is closed, but there were workers there keeping it in presentable shape.





Shortly after, I was on Zhongshan Rd near the south end of the Bund. I soon learned that I wouldn't be permitted to cross the street, let alone access the Bund park itself, but the police were fine with letting me proceed north on the west side of the street.



The Peace Hotel and the Penn have both seen busier days.




I was hoping to cross Suzhou Creek on Waibaidu Bridge or Zhapu Lu Bridge, but that wasn't in the cards.



The police told me that these bridges were closed (to me) for my own safety. However, they said the Sichaun Lu bridge was okay. I'm kind of happy about the result because I was able to snap the following picture (more interesting than the standard Bund shots I've taken countless times).



This left me close to Tiantong Rd Stn, so I could jump on Line 10 and come back home. Only lines 3, 6 (Pudong), 10, and 16 (Pudong) are running now. I believe the reason for 3 and 10 is that they cover all train stations and Hongqiao Airport. 10 also crosses the river, so it's theoretically possible to get from downtown Shanghai to Century Ave if you take line 10 to line 16 (this is certainly not fast). To get through security check in the subway station, I simply showed the attendant my Alipay green code (needs to display 48 hours or less since the last PCR test, which is never an issue because they test us quite often).