Magnificent dining room in the ancient Astor House Hotel

January 7th 2016
No, I am not in China now but by blogging our visit of some time ago, I am responding to interest expressed by some others. Here we go then. It seemed most logical to visit this evolving and rapidly modernizing ancient civilization since Jeanette and I were already visiting Australia and New Zealand and it made great sense to include it on our way back to Canada. Natural ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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

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Roger Sutherland

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My name is Roger and I am originally from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia but now live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. My wife Jeanette and I have traveled to all the continents with the exception of Antarctica but nevertheless still have many other countries and areas that we wish to experience in the future. So far we have visited nearly 76 countries and territories worldwide, some of which we have visited multiple times and counting. We are particularly attracted to Europe and as an example, have visited Belgium six times and Spain four, making it eight times on the continent as of July 2... full info

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11th January 2016

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Astor House Hotel
Looks great

17th January 2016

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Roger Sutherland

Historic.
My wife, in particular, insisted that she wanted to stay in a historical hotel and her choice was excellent because we knew that all the other hotels we would stay at would be very modern. And they were.

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