Happy to Be in China!

And.... We're off! To Shanghai!

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December 26th 2008
Hello from China! December 25- Daniel and I arrived after a quick 1 hour 45 minute flight (on which dinner was served!) to Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China. We had hoped to see someone from our hostel there to pick us up (I had requested a shuttle) but when I called they had yet to leave. It would cost 220 yuen (~$38) but they wouldn't arrive for an hour. We had decided in ... 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