Dear All,
I am currently in Shanghai....and i am LOVING IT!!
Its as amazing as everyone tells you, Mission Impossible 3 did not do the city justice, its jus incredible!
The city has everythin, its a massive metropolis but with distinct identity and very mixed living for its 16-17 million inhabitants!
I am currently in the Grand Hyatt, which must be one of the tallest hotels in the world, its amazing, and I WISH I WAS STAYIN HERE, but im actually staying on the west side of shanghai in a hotel called 'TheMagnificent' and though the name my suggust great things, it only half delivers!
I have always said that cities which have a river within them or some sort of large water feature tend to be the most beautiful, and this further proves my point.(London, Paris, New York, Prague(u love itFern!). The river is a large focal point of the city, however it occured to me that maybe cities with a river tend to be the most beautiful because they're richer, as in the past, they were large industrial shipping hubs, and this wealth has continued down the line, and has always provided wealth to the city, but now more in tourism then industry.
The towers here is for me something i have never seen before, though probably to those whom have been to Chigago or New York its quite similar, i read supposedly a third of the largest cranes in the world are here in Shanghai, and they're still building. However with comercialisation i have also seen the negative side of Shanghai, in other parts of China, western influence was minimal, however here,there in parts much more seedier, and a slighly more initimating atmosphere, where there are chinese gangs, and from stories i have heard of other travelers, lots of muggings etc, however in general i still think this city has to be one of the greatest the world has ever seen.
Now the premiership started, and thanks to 'The Magnificent PlazaHotel' i managed to catch quite a few of the games, on ESPN and StarSports between then they prob show about 5-6 games live every weekend plus the others are shown in the evening, and higlights are on all the time, and i have to say as a Man Utd fan, i couldnt have asked for a best first day, Totenham lost, Arsenal and Liverpool drew, now if Chelsea drop points and we beat Fulham it'll be the best possible start we could have imagined!!
Aneway i best go but take care of yourselves whereever you guys are......
Asif
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