on the train, heading to Hangzhou

We thought we would miss our train---we had to run like mad in in the train terminal, trying to figure out where to go. It felt like we were in the Amazing Race. hehe We paid like 10 RMB extra to get soft seats. the ride was only a little more than hour. We slept for most of the ride; I had waken up at 5am that morning....

Jo & Simon in Shanghai

June 3rd 2010
My friend Jo and her brother Simon came to visit Shanghai. It was quite an exhausting 6 days: waking up early everyday...taking the metro here & there...walking (tons of walking)...etc. etc.... 😊 Other than doing things around the city, we also took a day-trip to Hangzhou and we spent one day at the Expo too (We went into 18 or 19 pavilions that day). It was nice to have them stay wit ... read more

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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

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