me & Nathan in Shanghai

Shanghai

---

January 15th 2008
Oh, Shanghai. There is so much to tell and only an hour of internet time to type... Our first day in town I puttered around with my friend Nathan. We basically wandered aimlessly around town, but managed to get a great view of the skyline and find Nanjing road which is the shopping mecca of Shanghai. I honestly didn't care if I didn't see a thing, I was so glad to be off the boat and stretching ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

---

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