Jin Mao Building (on the left) & Shanghai World Financial Center Image: Maria Freeman
A Fusion of Two Very Different Worlds
Lying at the mouth of the Yangtze river in China is one of the largest cities in the world, Shanghai – population 20 million, where the old world has blended well with the new, and briefcase toting businessmen share the road equally with vegetable baskets carried by old ladies. This is the Middle Kingdom, today a conglomeration of American commerce, European vogue and Chinese traditional cultures.
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Priya Q on January 21st 2010 in Guest posts
Mandira Bedi and Darshan Jariwala
As one grows in life we all understand that all things that come to you in life have conditions attached to it!! Whether you take it or leave it is totally your prerogative. So when our friend came selling tickets for an upcoming play in the city of Kochi (Cochin), I decided to take it, as the play itself was deceptively titled “*conditions apply”!!
Being high on plays after Rajat Kapoor’s – Hamlet – The Clown Prince & Naseerudin Shah’s Antigone , which were brilliantly put together, I had great expectations from “*conditions apply”.
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image: Priya Q
I was thinking whether ‘Amsterdam – Sex and the city’ would have been more apt a title for this post. Will tell you why this thought crossed my mind as I progress 
. To begin with, let me take you around the city through the same route I took a few months back.
Amsterdam – a city 2 meters above the sea level derives its name from Amstellardam meaning a dam on river Amstel. The largest city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam is not only the capital city but also the financial and cultural capital. Read more...
Priya Q on January 9th 2010 in Travelogue..My Travel Diary
