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Day 17 – The Bund, Shanghai

One of the big draw cards in Shanghai is The Bund when it’s lit up at night time. It ends up, like many other tourist attractions we’ve seen in China, an absolutely sardine can packed with everyone coming to see the sights. The Bund runs along the Huangpu River, along a spot which on the one side has high skyscrapers, and on the other colonial buildings built during the Opium Wars Wikipedia Opium Wars.

During the night there are many boats on the river taking cruises, some just sightseeing and some with dinner packages. We thought about doing a cruise, but in the end were happy with what we could see from the walk way along the bank; although it was quite busy to navigate through all the people visiting.

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Aytthaya once served as the thriving capital of the Kingdom of Siam, from 1350 until it was razed to the ground by the Burmese in 1767. The park has majestic ruins of temples, palaces, and statues and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/576/) We had an early start today to jump on the...