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May2016
TripJournal
International
Indonesia
BALI
China
XIAMEN
China
SHANGHAI
HongweiDai
Marketingofficer
EnzoFlojo
Educator,writer and
sportscaster
JanetNgan
Financeanalyst, CBRE
Sundara (+62361701010) at
FourSeasonsResort JimbaranBay is
abeautiful beachside restaurant that
features fusion foodat affordableprices.
The three-courseExpressLunchhas
generousportionsandcosts IDR220,000++.
JimbaranBeach ismy favorite
— it offers thebest sunset inBali. At
weekends, youwill see localswith
familiesgatheringat thebeach.
Happiness isas simpleas this.
Go toUluwatu in the lateafternoon,
around4.30pm, and take in the
breathtakingviews from thecliff.Make
sure tocatch theKecakDanceatUluwatu
Temple,whereyou’ll seevillagersperform.
CheckoutZhongshanLu (Road)— it
reallycomesaliveatnight. Therearea lot
of greathole-in-the-wall places for easy
dining. The sky isoften litteredwith stars,
and there’saniceviewof thewater.
Go to localmarkets likeXiaDa,
ZhongshanLuandGulangyu,whereyou
can finda lot of goodbargains. Say “
Duo
shaoqian
?” (“Howmuch is this?”)when
you’reout shopping.
Gulangyu Island isa fantastic side
trip. It’sgreat formorebargain shopping
and for somecultural immersion.While
there, checkout thePianoMuseum (+86
5922060238) and theKoxingaStatue,
which is situatedonahuge rock.
Shanghai is synonymous to
xiao long
bao
(soupdumpling). A trip to thecity
wouldnot becompletewithout it.Have
authenticShanghainesexiao longbaoat
FuChun inYuyuanLunearZhenningLu.
Go toYuYuanGardenandOldTown
during theday. Theclassical garden is
full of pavilions, artificial rocks, running
water andhistoricarchitecture.Oneof
thehighlightsof YuYuanGarden is the
Exquisite JadeRock.
Takea35-minutehigh-speedG-type
train fromShanghaiHongqiao railway
station toSuzhou (CNY39.50one-way),
known for itsgardensandwaterside
architecture. Visit theLingeringGarden, a
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite.
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