My introduction to the Chinese squat toilet.

Brunch in a market, Dinner in private room.

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August 3rd 2008
This morning, J, MT, T, E and I piled slowly into the hired van and headed off to the Taikang Road Market to explore and meet some of J’s co-workers visiting from Seattle for brunch at Kommune. This area was once mainly residential, but now is clearly a tourist trap, though a lovely one. It is a maze of tiny streets and strange alley shortcuts complete with open public toilets. The kids truly en ... 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