Shanghai – August 25 – 5:59 AM

Marilyn likes to take pictures while precariously leaning out her hotel room. In this case, the hotel is the Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai w/ air-con, in-room phone & silver bathroom taps – revolutionary for 1928. Spectacular after 3-yr renovation! The shot is looking toward the Pudong (dong means “east”, pu means “stinky” (kidding) ) side of the river Huangpu in Shanghai.

“Proud, legendary and lavish, the luxury Fairmont Peace Hotel, overlooking Shanghai’s Huangpu River, boasts a history that overshadows that of any other hotel in the Far East. With its origins dating back more than eight decades, this beloved landmark served as a glamorous playground for the elite of Shanghai, where every night was an extravagant gala event and veritable Parisian fashion show. In the 1930s—the grand hotel’s golden decade—diplomats and celebrities from across the globe made its luxurious suites their home, and turned its lore into legend.”

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Click here for the hotel website.