E with 4 pigtails

Picking Pearls and Getting Glasses in Shanghai

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August 18th 2008
The plan: Get the kids up at 6:30 as practice for catching the school bus at 7:30 AM MT takes Zoey to the vet at 10 for final exam for paperwork Hongqiao Market: shoes for Emi, lunchboxes and souvenirs for Chrissy Lunch at Blue Frog Eyeglasses store in City Shop Building. Kids to Lego Land at 2 MT coffee with another OT, Ivy I go back to the market. The reality: MT and the kids m ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more