located on Shamian Island which has a unique history here in
Guangzhou. Not that you can believe everything on Wikipedia but look
at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamian_Island for some background
information on the history of the island. The only downside of being
here at this time of year is it seems there is construction going on
everywhere on the island to restore the historical Western-style
buildings. Take a look at the photo out of my 17th floor window in the
White Swan Hotel and you can see many buildings surrounded by
scaffolding and green netting as they restore the exteriors of the
historic buildings. Many of the streets are torn up as well as they
rework the underground utilities. I walked by Starbucks today and
they're closed until 4:30 PM this afteroon because their power has
been cut until that time. At least I'm posting a picture of Leeya
outside of Starbucks on our stroll this morning. That Tall Mocha will
have to wait until this evening...
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