Wooden Scupture

Fine dining all the way - Shanghai

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April 22nd 2009
Day 102 - 104 Shanghai, China We slept in on our first day in Shanghai, exhausted from the previous day. When we did eventually wonder out of our hotel, we realized we were staying behind the JW Marriot, which is perhaps one of the most beautiful skyscrapers. And one thing we have learned is that where there is a Western Hotel chain, there is Starbucks. And sure enough, we were right. So ther ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more