Mark enjoys dinner.

Day 1 of travel

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June 3rd 2008
Friday, May 30th: On the first day of travel, Friday, May 30th, we caught our flight out of New Orleans and connected in Chicago to make the 14 hour flight over the North Pole (actually within 600 miles of the pole) to Shanghai, China. When we arrived it was day 2 of travel at around 2:30 in the afternoon on Saturday, May 31st. Saturday, May 31st: Day 2 - We checked into our hotel. It is ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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