I am not in the mood for Shanghai. I don't want to do another big, hot, commercial city but its the easiest way to get to the school – and then I realise that the big futuristic spaceshippy skyline i've always loved and wanted to see is actually Shanghai – so that settles it – my geography continues to be appalling. Its why i'm having to visit everywhere in the world in person – just to find out where it is... I arrive in at 10pm at night and the cab driver doesn't seem to understand English addresses. I am blatantly overcharged again – around 100 yuan for what should be a 30 yuan journey – but he's on the meter and at the official cab rank so what can I do. I'm sensing he's found
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