Date(s): Sept 28- Oct 13, 2007. Album by Susan Korbel. 1 - 258 of 258 Total. 15405 Visits.
1 Canadian Seniors Bowl Team 2007: Boris Baran, Arno Hobart, Joey Silver, Don Piafsky, Fred Hoffer, John Carruthers. NPC Daniel Korbel.
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4 Fred Hoffer in match one versus Japan.
5 Don Piafsky and his Japanese screenmate.
6 John Carruthers and his screenmate.
7 Joey Silver and his screenmate.
8 Boris Baran tries to settle things a different way with his Indonesian screenmate...
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10 Arno Hobart and his screenmate.
11 Linda Lee and her screenmate.
12 Pamela Nisbet and her screenmate.
13 Boris and screenmate Dan Gerstman (USA1) during their match on BBO.
14 Susie and Dan playing in the Transnational teams.
15 Susie peeking under the screen.
16 The view from the Convention Center.
17 The Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
18 The view across the Bund.
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21 The ubiquitous McDonalds, even in China. By the river they only sell ice cream.
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23 But at a regular McDonalds they sell what we're used to and then some! Cucumber is a popular burger topping.
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25 On our way to Yu Gardens, an excursion that was cut short by the captain's meeting.
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27 Susie at Arno and Boris' hotel after the opening ceremonies.
28 The sign outside the Bund sightseeing tunnel. It crosses the river underground very quickly.
29 The tunnel is full of bright lights and cheesy effects. Nothing really special but something fun to do once.
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32 On the other side of the river from the Pudong district, things are busier and less prosperous.
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36 In the Pudong district, all the wires are buried underground while here they clog up the air above the streets.
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41 The view of the TV Tower from across the river.
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43 The view from Arno Hobart's room at night. You can see almost all of Shanghai!
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46 We visited the Chinese sex history museum during a match off. It was very interesting, if surprising!
47 Many of the artifacts in the museum were very old.
48 (insert punchline here) "Boris says " I finall..." "Meet my favorite partner....." View Comments...
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50 We visited a street that was designed to look like Shanghai in 1930.
51 The architecture in Shanghai is lovely.
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53 Sheila and Muriel outside the Shanghai Museum.
54 Susie outside the museum.
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57 The pottery exhibit featured many different styles over time.
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67 The clothing and mask exhibit was very interesting.
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93 China has used a wide variety of tokens, notes, and coins as currency over the years. Before money was used, millet was the standard unit of barter.
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101 The seals in this exhibit are very intricately detailed. Seals are still popular in China as tourists can buy one made with their "Chinese name" on any street corner!
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104 These were once fearsome weapons.
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108 The wall of Buddha.
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111 Our tour guide, Paula.
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114 A musician entertained restaurant patrons at an outdoor cafe.
115 Our next stop was a house where a rich family lived. It has been preserved from many years ago.
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121 The gates of Yu Gardens, a bazaar and tourist area.
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123 After the bridge tonight, we went for a team dinner at the Grape Leaf, a Thai restaurant.
The waitresses sing 80s music and dance with you!
124 Arno and Joey dancing with waitresses.
125 Dan dancing with a waitress, while Fred, Sheila, and Don ponder the menu.
126 Joey with some of the restaurant staff.
127 He makes a good police officer after they trade hats!
128 The delicious food we were served. The plates kept coming and they were all fabulous.
129 Joey calling for another Tsingtao beer.
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131 Joey pins Canadian flag pins on the staff. They are lining up to get one!
132 Muriel gives Don a kiss for the camera.
133 Susie is enjoying a nice evening out.
134 The Oriental Pearl Tower at night.
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136 The Hyatt. This hotel seems to reach the heavens!
137 The Shanghai skyline at night.
138 Dessert at the Marriott- pear creme brulee.
139 Dan outside the Shanghai Aquarium. This was the best aquarium we'd ever been to! It had a huge variety of fish and animals and was very entertaining.
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141 This rare fish is being displayed in Asia for the first time.
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154 The brightly coloured fish are often very dangerous, either poisonous to eat or they have sharp venomous scales.
The aquarium had a whole section devoted to dangerous fish and animals.
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172 This escalator was actually inside a fish tank. They ran a large tube inside the tank to transport people, and you could see fish swimming all around you.
173 The arapaima, the largest freshwater fish.
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184 The penguins were very playful and enjoyed being watched.
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186 These crabs are called Horseshoe crabs and are actually from the pre jurassic period. They've been around for millions of years and are called living fossils.
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195 These eggs were just truly amazing. From 11-20 days on, there was actually constant visible movement in each egg. It was quite an experience to be watching shark gestation!
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210 These eagle manta rays were pretty cool. You can see the resemblance.
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219 It was pretty cool to be walking through a plastic tunnel in a fishtank, and to look up and see this!
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226 We treated ourselves to dinner at Jean Georges, a famous restaurant in Shanghai serving French fusion cuisine.
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228 Creme brulee foie gras with sour cherry.
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230 Scallops with candied cauliflower in dijon sauce.
231 Frogs' legs and garlic soup.
232 French onion soup topped with a cheddar cheese biscuit.
233 Seasoned cod served with a sweet coulis and lima beans.
234 Lobster tartine in Thai lemongrass sauce.
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238 The dessert sampler: chocolate raspberry biscuit, caramel mousse, parfait on a stick, and chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream.
239 The petit fours- three small marshmallowlike cakes (coconut, raspberry, and vanilla), and a variety of little chocolates.
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243 Super Brand Mall, where there were a lot of good restaurants and shopping if you wanted legitimate brand name stuff.
244 Saizeriya, a really delicious Italian restaurant where you could have a great meal for three dollars. It was very popular with the locals!
245 We took a walking tour suggested in our guidebook on our last day in Shanghai. We started at the City Temple.
246 We saw a lot of things most tourists probably don't! Fresh seafood sold in the streets- so fresh it still wants to get out of the tank!
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251 Susie and Dan getting ready to leave for the closing ceremonies.
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253 Venice Cup teams receiving their medals.
254 Transnational teams receiving their medals.
255 Seniors Bowl receiving their medals.
256 Bermuda Bowl teams receiving their medals.
257 The entertainment after the ceremony was excellent, if difficult to see from the back of the room!
i already went through all the pics,really enjoy seeing them.i can tell you both did have a wonderful time there:)haha - weiwei | http://greatweiwei0711.spaces.live.com/, Tue, 16 Oct 2007 5:13AM
Great pics Susie! - Giulia, Thu, 11 Oct 2007 8:15AM
