SHANGHAI
This is my second visit to China, and I was very impressed to to be in what is now the largest city in the world. It is definitely more of the metropolis landmark than Beijing, which I had visited last year. I was staying at the Novotel Shanghai Atlantis in Pudong, and from my room on the 31st floor, the view was fantastic. Just as I was told, Shanghai does display all the signs of a vibrant financial centre, and convinces you. without a doubt, that it is the best place to do business. To get there, I took a long journey with Qatar Airways. It involved a six hour afternoon flight to Doha, and later a nine hour flight to Shanghai, which had me arriving the following day in the afternoon. It was very revealing to me, as I was passing through that part of the world for the first time. DOWNTOWN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI BOTANICAL GARDEN Shanghai has two absolutely wonderful Botanical Gardens. Both are more than wor