A few hours’ sleep, somehow despite the obvious the seat designers of planes have not yet figured out that the shape of a person sleeping (in a chair) is different to sitting upright. A strange tasting omelette keeps us fortified, while for me, Monsters University whiles away the early hours. The sun rises, bright orange over China. I watch endless ‘suburbs’ of multi-storey apartment blocks marching away to the horizon. We (in Australia) really have no idea what we’re complaining about – this one city could swallow Australia’s population in one bite (they’d have to pick us up with chopsticks first, though, so be prepared to wiggle). Immigration and customs is straight forward, then we spot our tour guide, Tina, at arrivals. A friendly greeting and a comfy ride along tree-lined motorways see us arrive at
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