the long restaurant

Shanghai - lunch not brunch at the Waldorf Astoria

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July 7th 2013
It's Sunday - I decided to take a hit for Patti and James by going to the Waldorf Astoria for lunch - research you see. I checked The whole of the Waldorf Astoria out last night, walking around as if I was staying there. A smartly-suited Australian man walked by and said 'Good Evening' without breaking his stride and, with a slight nodding bow of his head. Such a confident swing. ... 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