Shanghai
"There is something in Shanghai that is very exciting and alive - the idea of a city with two different souls, one from today and another from a long time ago, is amazing." -- Alessandro Michele Shanghai Shanghai is massive! 26 million people! Imagine a city 3 times as large as New York City and twice as dense. Just the ride in from the airport to our hotel displayed the transformation this city was taking. We spent three days in Shanghai and one of the best memories is getting up real early and taking a walk out onto the streets. The world was just coming alive and the bustle was only beginning. Sonja has never met a street vendor she didn't love. She didn't speak English, Sonja didn't speak Chinese. No telling what was going to be in that food. Yuyuan Garden Northeast of the Old City of Shanghai is the Yuyuan Garden. Built in the 1500's during the Ming Dynasty, the garden was the largest and most prestigious of its era in S...