The Land of Rising Prices and Stagnant Incomes

The Land of Rising Prices and Stagnant Incomes

05/16/11 Shanghai, China – We’re staying at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai. It’s a beautiful art-deco building right on the Bund. We left the hotel last night and had dinner a few blocks north of here. When we saw Shanghai’s skyline, across the river…it took our breath away.

“This must be a city of the future,” said Jules. “You kind of expect a flying car to appear – like on The Jetsons.”

Everything is lit up – including the boats going up and down the river.

In comparison, Paris is dull and predictable. New York is boring and worn-out. The view along the river reminded us most of London. It lights up its buildings. You get the same sort of view across the river. And London has some strikingly new and exciting buildings too.

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