Where is everybody?

We arrived on an overcast Saturday afternoon, and everything was neat and orderly. The 10 year old Shanghai International Airport was huge but seemed relatively empty, we meet our driver at the gate and the ride to the hotel again seemed very easy, very little traffic. The Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel was a little more active but where is everybody? Where were the crowds of people that I heard so much about?

Renaissance Shanghai Pudung Hotel

In the lobby of the hotel was this saying. I thought it was a great line to set the tone for our year in Shanghai.

These pictures are for my mom who is always very curious about the details, of what things look like.