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Article: Prettied-up Pittsburgh charms first wave of world visitors
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- September 24, 2009
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A delegate from Italy called the City of Bridges an ideal place
to call home.
An Indian van driver, in Pittsburgh for the first time, referred
to it as a "mini-New York."
A Chinese journalist, charmed by free chocolates at a welcome
center, called it impressive.
As the world descended on Pittsburgh on Wednesday, thousands of
visitors, delegates and reporters wasted no time offering their two
cents about a city whose moment in the spotlight arrives today with
the much-anticipated Group of 20 summit.
"In only a few hours here I can already sense how friendly the
people are," said Wen Xian, a journalist for People's Daily, China's
largest daily newspaper, on his first Pittsburgh visit. He ...