We're now in Shanghai and although we've only seen a little of the city, I really like it. It's a vast city full of high rises, trendy shops and restaurants, expressways, mega malls and polluted air - does anyone ever get to see blue sky in China, I wonder? It feels like a much bigger city than Beijing as horns honk all the time, homeless people are seemingly greater in number, and mostly we'd rather get the metro or a taxi than attempt to walk around. Having said this, we were in a taxi this afternoon and our driver was impatient with the traffic so decided to drive on the footpath for a block instead! As one does! Someone's been watching too many car chase movies, I think! We've seen the grand, elegant Art Deco banks
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