A final update before my executive status disappears along with the computer!! Shanghai has been a real treat - it is a lovely, friendly city with the most amazing architecture. On one side of the river is the vison of the future - sci-fi city! And on the other side are the architectural gems of the last centuary and earlier and somehow they complement each other. The combination works - the two styles don't jar or look out of place and at night it is simply stun...

I'm in Shanghai, and loving it!! I think the reason is because it has a river flowing through the middle and there is something about a river flowing through a city - a focal point? The ageless tranquility of nature? A break from the unending concrete? I have also got myself a super duper hotel right on the river in a super duper location and that also makes a difference. AND I've got myself upgraded to an EXECUTIVE room with FREE INTERNET!!! The hotel is gorgeou...