On our flight to Hanoi, we had a few hours at Pudong Airport. Waiting for our flight to Hanoi, while traveling from Vancouver to Vietnam, we had a few hours in Pudong International Airport. For something to do, we took the Maglev to check it out. “What’s the Maglev?” you ask.
It’s a high-speed train propelled by magnetic levitation. That’s science folks! And, this train doesn’t just leisurely roll along, it moves at a speed of more than 430km/h. That’s no typo…FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY! (FYI: Max speeds during testing were over 500km/h.)
It’s the World’s Fastest Train!
We made the 30km trip from Pudong International Airport into Shanghai in approximately 7 minutes. Not too shabby for a commute that long. Google maps estimated it would be about an hour by car.
For the layover in China on our way home from Bangkok to Vancouver, we opted to do some sight-seeing.
In the short few hours, the two of us visited Yuyuan Gardens, took photos of The Bund (from afar), and made it back to the airport in time for our flight home.
What do you do to break up the lengthy airport layovers?
~j
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