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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em

June 21, 2013 by JenLeave a Comment

My husband Gaz and I donned our raingear and headed to Nanjing Lu, the main pedestrian thoroughfare and shopping district of Shanghai. Big, bright, neon and modern, much of Shanghai’s architecture resembled a caricature of what someone in the 50s thought “The Future” would look like. Shimmering glass buildings covered in a rainbow of glowing signs flanked the wide walkway.  The streets heaved with people, and in the sea of short, black haired … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: America, Architecture, Baseball, Beijing, China, Culture, England, Fashion, Journey, Music, New York City, Palm Trees, Shanghai, Shopping Mall, Venice, Walking tour, Zoo

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