After doing a 16 hour train journey yesterday, i had a shorter train ride today. A 7 minute trip on the Maglev from Shanghai to the airport. It reached 280mph, considerably faster than the Eurostar. I remember reading about experimental Magnetically levitated trains years ago. This is the only commercial maglev train in the world and also happens to be the Worlds fastest train. Took a trip up shanghai's tallest building, at 485 metres, also one of the world's tallest. Shanghai is certainly a city with big ambitions. I've also noticed something strange about the fast food outlets in China that is beginning to bother me, out of the eight I've been in, six have had Just one song playing on repeat on the sound system. By the time you've finished your meal, you've heard the
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