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| The architecture in Shanghai is impressive with thousands of buildings over 16 floors |
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| The first day we arrived we walked to this spot during the day and came back at night for this shot |
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| This is a cruise ship dock along the Huangpu river |
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| The Shanghai World Financial Center |
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| Three of the worlds highest buildings with the the one on the right unfinished but set to complete this year and the one in the middle having a hotel in it with the highest rotunda |
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| A view from one of the three tall buildings looking across to the cruise ship dock |
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| There are many tunnels under the river but this one offers you a light show as it snakes over to the financial district |
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| Smog in the distance |
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| This bull was bought from the New York stock exchange kind of a metaphor for the changing fortunes of China |
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| The old looking buildings on the left are a popular shopping area while the new buildings in the back ground show the change taking place in China |
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| A couple more night shots for good measure |
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| A lit bridge |
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| A futuristic building showing the daring design happening in Shanghai |
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| Eels offered in a restaurant and one fish in the fish tank was floating upside down |
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| We went back to school to learn how to write Chinese. Dale third from the right received highest marks and was awarded a small gift |
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| More views with the buildings in sight considered large in Canada |
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| We are standing on a large circular walkway allowing people to move around above the traffic below |
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| An acrobatic Chinese act we took in while we were in Shanghai |
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| That is a lot of wine glasses to balance |
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| The cast from the show |
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| Our ride on a Bullitt train to Suzhou would take us 20 minutes or two hours by car |
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| Karen my much older wife, Kim, our guide Esther,and Mette |
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| Proof we traveled 300 km / hr. The speed of the train is shown in each car |
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| Suzhou the Venice of China |
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| Friends enjoying their time together on a bright warm day |
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| Having our picture taken with the bride and groom |
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| Sanpans ( I tried paddling one but it is harder then it looks) |
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| Our capain who sang for us in Chinese ( reminded Karen and I when we were in Venice we hired a gondola and a singer and brought glasses and a bottle of wine ) |
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| We sure got lucky with the weather and season |
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| Kim and Mette |
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| Small but beautiful garden |
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| What a good looking couple of old fogeys |
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| Dragons on the wall |
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| Sitting here and drinking tea seems like the right thing to do |
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| Friends spending time together and enjoying the fine day |
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| A Banff kind of place |
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| A round picture of reflection |
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| Still waters |
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| A couple of old fogeys |
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| Eating sunflowers in the cafeteria and drinking tea |
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| Letting light and fresh air in |
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| Tea garden and Bonsai |
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| The old Fogey's birthday cake delivered by the Olof Salven's |
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