Since Andrew gave a good overview of China, I´ll write a quick recap of the places we visited along the way: Our GAP tour started in Shanghai, where we met our tour leader, Tina, and our group. We were very fortunate to have a small group, with another Canadian couple (Lesley & Paul from Guelph ) and a Brit (Lloyd from Manchester) joining us for the 2 weeks. Our hotel was close to Nanjing Road, a bustling shopping street, and the Bund, a riverside area that was once the British section of Shanghai and is lined with old colonial buildings. The day before our tour started, the 4 of us (Mum, Dad, Andrew & I) decided to visit the Shanghai Zoo to see the pandas. Unfortunately, the pandas didn´t put on much of a show (they
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