Ripped, ripped and ripped again

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Sorry its been so long since our last blog but we are sooooo busy and just havent had much chance! Thank you for all your comments, we love reading them. We miss you all loads! We dont really get time to respond to them individually but keep them coming! Hopefully when we leave China, things will slow down a bit and we should get time to relax and respond!

So, Shanghai....

Well, we were lucky on the sleeper train, it ended up being just the 2 of us, although we didnt sleep well as every time it stopped, we expected someone to get on! I think this one was about 14 hours.
It was freezing when we got to Shanghai! Apparently it had been nice and hot and sunny all week, and obviously the weather changed as soon as we got there! Our hostel was ok, a bit quiet and felt a bit like an old peoples home. We only stayed there 2 nights and moved to a different one. The second was better, still quiet, but it had a nice rooftop bar.
We stayed for 5 nights in Shanghai, it was ok, but we werent overly keen on it, plus it was very expensive! We wandered round the bund, which is next to the river, went across it on a sightseeing tunnel, which was a right rip off (if anyone who is reading this and planning Shanghai...dont go on this!), it was just a carriage in a tunnel with loads of Christmas lights and some sort of voice over saying random words like "Magma" and "Fossils".
We had a few nice meals here though, although the first night we went to some Jazz bar (with no actual jazz), and again got ripped off...although it was nice. We tried Sushi, Craig liked it..I was nearlly sick. We went to a nice little italian place which was quite cheap, and they asked me if I would taste the wine and write down some comments as they were thinking about serving it there! (we think it was their own homemade stuff). I know nothing about wine at all (even though I drink plenty), so I just made up some crap I have probably read on the blossom hill bottle.

We havent done much here really, It has been good, but not our favourite so far. We are off to Hong Kong on yet another sleeper train (20+ hours long this time!)

We should have more to write about in Hong Kong! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Comments

[kat and tom]

jenny is smelly and wobbles like jelly
heyy! aww that wine thing is lovely! aww that's so nice jenny! and lol @ u 2 on that "magma" sightseeing tunnel :P miss u xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :) kat and tom

[mam and dad]

No Panda's available
Hi kids, love the photo's seems like you are the delegated journalist Jen and Craig the Photographer, there are many pics with "grasses half flull"(whoops theres me dropp'n into chineese accent again) Jen what are you doing balancing a number 5 pool ball on your head? is clever though!!!! is there something you want to tell us about the little chinese boy levetating behind you? i hope there will only be two of you coming home!! Only you two could be unlucky with the weather, Dad said still no Panda's then? do you want me to get you one for xmas? you will enjoy Vietnam, and how many postcards have you sent up to now coz we have't got one yet, what's happened to Skype then? did Stu tell you he has got a new I Phone? Bailey has started making the same noise as your dad when he eats a chew stick!! your car is in paper this week so hopefully it will sell and you can have the money in your bank coz no doubt you will get ripped off again before you come home, everyone gets ripped off at some stage of their travels. not much of a tan on you yet hopefully you will get one soon, keep the pics and commentary coming theyr'e great love you both loads and miss you so much. keep safe and sober(ish) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx