Good afternoon from Shenzhen, China

Hello all....this is the view from my new hotel in Shenzhen overlooking an amusement park that has been built here containing replics of some of the man-made wonders of the world....the Eiffel Tower replica can be seen in the photo. And yes, that is my frosty beverage on the ledge...just spent three hours in a car, 2 hours in an airport 2.5 hours on a plane and another hour in a car to arrive here, so I'm having a beer or maybe two. It's 5:15pm here, so no problem there. The hotel is georgeous as well....will try and snap some more pics over the next couple of days...here is another view from the balcony...

Not sure if you can see from the pic, but there is water visablein the distance, in addition to some mountains....very pretty. Finally able to unpack the suitcases, as we'll be here for a week as we visit a number of local suppliers for the next 7 days before heading to Germany.

Planning on a nice Italian dinner here in the hotel later tonight. Our rooms come with free mini-bar and happy hour drinks on the executive level (concierge level in the states), so that will be a nice unwind every evening.

Take care all, and I'll update again over the weekend after we've had some time to do some sightseeing.
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