P1010796

From Shanghai to Qingdao

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July 15th 2011
Today we were able to get up later than usual because we were to leave at around 12, after lunch. For some reason we still got our usual 7 ‘o clock morning calls, so some of us got up at 7am. I’m guessing quite a few of us stayed up late the night before, so everyone was tired. Breakfast was at 8, and we ate a lot because we were originally supposed to leave at around 10, and THEN we were told ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao

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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