Happy birthday

Happy birthday to me!

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January 23rd 2009
Had my 50th birthday party at a place called Barbarrosa, which is a great little bar/restaurant in the middle of the gardens in People’s Square. Exit 11 and turn left before the Art Museum. It has decorations and is themed what you would loosely describe as Moroccan with a menu similar to Coffee Club for lunch, sandwiches, pizza, pasta and wine and quite nice coffee. The staff are attentive ... 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