Shanghai City Tour Saturday was another long day with an early start. Everyone woke up and got ready in time to catch the bus at 7:30 AM for our Shanghai City Tour. Our stops included the Bund, the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, the Pearl Tower, the "Sightseeing Tunnel", a boat ride, a silk shop, and the French Concession. When we got on the bus, our tour guide told us his name in Chinese, then said we would never remember it, so he told us to call him Joe. Then before we pulled out, Joe told us we should feel safe because our bus driver had 15 years of experience. It did not take long to realize that 15 years of experience driving in Shanghai makes you a very bad driver! On one occasion our bus
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