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October 5th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai » Fengxian » Nanqiao
after the first few days of being in china the National Holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival started and my dad got time off. So we went to suzhou for the holiday. my next few posts will be about suzhou. ... 11 photos [full story]
after the first few days of being in china the National Holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival started and my dad got time off. So we went to suzhou for the holiday. my next few posts will be about suzhou. ... 11 photos [full story]
November 4th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai » Pudong
Nanjing Road is a pedestrian mall that Didi used to visit when she was a teenager. On the way out to Nanjing we saw a nice car...wow - Derek has seen a number of choice cars during our trip including ... 9 photos [full story]
Nanjing Road is a pedestrian mall that Didi used to visit when she was a teenager. On the way out to Nanjing we saw a nice car...wow - Derek has seen a number of choice cars during our trip including ... 9 photos [full story]
November 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai » Pudong
A quick train ride from Hangzhou (1.5hr) and we're in Shanghai. The view from the hotel was great. Later in the evening we met with family for dinner at . The meal and service was excellent. This ... 4 photos [full story]
A quick train ride from Hangzhou (1.5hr) and we're in Shanghai. The view from the hotel was great. Later in the evening we met with family for dinner at . The meal and service was excellent. This ... 4 photos [full story]
November 4th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
Two weeks ago we celebrated UN Day. This is what you do at an international school in China. You appreciate that there is a holiday all about unity among a diverse population. Our school has something ... [full story]
Two weeks ago we celebrated UN Day. This is what you do at an international school in China. You appreciate that there is a holiday all about unity among a diverse population. Our school has something ... [full story]
November 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
We went with some friends to the on Halloween, Saturday, October 31st. I told Leah that since she couldn't go trick or treating this year that maybe the animals would do some tricks for her ; -) - wh ... 39 photos [full story]
We went with some friends to the on Halloween, Saturday, October 31st. I told Leah that since she couldn't go trick or treating this year that maybe the animals would do some tricks for her ; -) - wh ... 39 photos [full story]
November 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
My roomate and I decided to make a quick trip to the post office after school to mail some postcards and letters. The post office is about a 40 min walk from our house, which we have walked to before. ... [full story]
My roomate and I decided to make a quick trip to the post office after school to mail some postcards and letters. The post office is about a 40 min walk from our house, which we have walked to before. ... [full story]
November 1st 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
Time is just flying along for us, we cannot believe it is November already. We have had so much going on, I am sorry for not writing since our holiday, so I will try and keep what we have been up to r ... 17 photos [full story]
Time is just flying along for us, we cannot believe it is November already. We have had so much going on, I am sorry for not writing since our holiday, so I will try and keep what we have been up to r ... 17 photos [full story]
November 1st 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
You might think that we wouldn’t get much of a Halloween celebration here in Shanghai, but that’s wrong! Although Halloween is an American holiday, the word has spread, and our neighborh ... 6 photos [full story]
You might think that we wouldn’t get much of a Halloween celebration here in Shanghai, but that’s wrong! Although Halloween is an American holiday, the word has spread, and our neighborh ... 6 photos [full story]
October 21st 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
It was a nice day today, hazy to clear sky and about 20 degrees. We caught a taxi to the Shanghai Museum. It’s a nice new building with lots of marble however it’s an arts museum. It had q ... 3 photos [full story]
It was a nice day today, hazy to clear sky and about 20 degrees. We caught a taxi to the Shanghai Museum. It’s a nice new building with lots of marble however it’s an arts museum. It had q ... 3 photos [full story]
October 20th 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
We woke to find the ship moored right in the town centre on the very wide, Huangpu river. We were surrounded on both sides of the river by skyscrapers and a large TV observation tower. As usual, the s ... 4 photos [full story]
We woke to find the ship moored right in the town centre on the very wide, Huangpu river. We were surrounded on both sides of the river by skyscrapers and a large TV observation tower. As usual, the s ... 4 photos [full story]
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