Today we drove a couple of hours out of the big town to the water village of Xitang. There is a canal system in the area with many villages still following a traditional way of life. It was interesting to wander through the laneways, looking into the old shops and houses. Unfortunately, our visit coincided with what appeared to be a Where's Wally convention (actually the local Pizza Hut employees on a corporate day out).
Today is the last day of our photographic tour, so we visited the Cloud 9 bar on the 87th floor of the Jin Mao Tower, the world's 5th tallest building. Stunning views.
Jin Mao Tower(left) and Shanghai World Financial Centre (right), which is the world's 2nd tallest building.
We had a lovely final dinner where Jason and Ewen gave each of us a lovely scroll with a Chinese painting calligraphy - a lovely gesture that touched us all. Then we had the obligatory final group photos.
It's hard to believe I gave these two guys my money and entrusted my well being with them...
It was sad to say goodbye to a wonderful group of people. We all got on so well, and together had a great time and a whole lot of fun. Aussies, Canadians and Americans - a great mix of similar, but different, backgrounds made for interesting conversations and viewpoints. If any of you guys read this - Dave, Helen, Natalie, Ewen, Kaye, Barbara, Lorraine, Jason, Dean - thanks a bunch for a wonderful 2 weeks.
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