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OurTwoStepStart’s Shanghai plans change, but the couple still visits the Natural History Museum and tries local food. Their breakfast includes cold Liangpi noodles, creamy drinks and plum juice in a blind taste test; Amy skips the noodles. At the five-story museum, Jack’s interest in natural history leads them through dinosaur skeletons and other exhibits, with a break for coffee and pizza at the museum café. They later check into the Campanile Hotel, described as a short walk from the museum, with a private room and bathroom for around £40 per night. When Amy feels unwell, the planned bungee jump and Pokémon Center visit are postponed and they order McDonald’s delivery, tasting Angus burgers, nuggets, chips, apple slices and McFlurries.
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Breakfast and the Natural History Museum
OurTwoStepStart arrives in Shanghai with plans for a full day, including the museum, gardens and a bungee jump. Breakfast becomes a blind taste test of cold Liangpi noodles, creamy drinks and plum juice. Amy skips the noodles, while the tasting connects to a friend’s China bingo card. The couple greets locals, sees birds by the river, buys a cheap meat pie and finds a local snack shop. Jack is especially keen to visit Shanghai’s Natural History Museum. Its five-story exhibition hall and dinosaur skeletons impress Amy, who had expected to be less interested. They see giant skeletons, cave lions, woolly rhinos and other specimens, and joke about animal matchups, a brain display and SpongeBob-shaped ice cream. The museum has a cafe where they stop for coffee and pizza before returning to more exhibits, including a giant camel.
Hotel stay and changed plans
After the museum, the couple walks back to the Campanile Hotel, described as about a ten-minute walk away in central Shanghai. The room has a private bathroom and costs around £40 a night; Amy appreciates having a hairdryer. When she begins to feel unwell, the bungee jump and Pokémon Center are postponed. They order McDonald’s delivery instead and taste Angus burgers, chicken nuggets, chips, apple slices and McFlurries. The chips arrive cold, the burgers impress them, and the McFlurry boxes have small ice packs. The video moves from the museum outing to an unplanned quiet evening, with the couple adapting their plans.
The opening includes checking into a hotel by the water, with river views, before the plans for the day take shape. Their breakfast taste test features a plum juice that prompts strong opinions; the noodles are cold and spicy, and Amy decides not to eat them. They exchange greetings with locals, spot birds by the river, try a cheap meat pie and find a local snack shop. At the museum, they continue beyond the dinosaur hall to cave lions, woolly rhinos, a giant camel and other animal specimens. Their playful conversation includes deciding which animal they would fight, comparing a brain display with a rock, and debating a mongoose and a squirrel. The SpongeBob-shaped ice cream also becomes a joke because it looks like the cartoon. They stop at the museum café for coffee and pizza before exploring more displays and passing through the gift shop.
The Campanile room is spacious and has a hairdryer that Amy likes. The couple describes the hotel as a good-value option in central Shanghai, around £40 per night for a private room and bathroom. When Amy feels unwell, they change the itinerary rather than continue with the bungee jump and Pokémon Center visit. Their delivery tasting includes Angus burgers, nuggets, chips, apple slices and McFlurries. The chips are cold, the burgers are a success, and the small ice packs in the McFlurry packaging surprise them. These details make the day a mix of museum exhibits, food, accommodation and a change of plans.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What was the natural history museum like?
- A: It was huge and five stories high, and the dinosaur skeletons gave me jelly legs. I did not expect to love it so much, but it became one of the best things we did in Shanghai.
- Q: What did the cold noodles taste like?
- A: They looked a bit like leftover microwave noodles and were served cold, but the sauce at the bottom made them interesting. I did not eat them, but the creamy drink was lovely.
- Q: Where did you stay and was it good value?
- A: We stayed at the Campanile Hotel, about a ten-minute walk from the Natural History Museum. It was around £40 a night for our own room and bathroom, which felt like a bargain for central Shanghai.
- Q: How was McDonald’s in China?
- A: The Angus beef burger was good, and the McFlurry came with little ice packs to keep it cool. The chips would have been great warm, but they were cold by the time we ate them.