River cruise on the Bund

Shanghai so far...

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August 10th 2008
Well, we are here! I have decided to try this blog malarkey as Facebook has let me down and I have been unable to add photos. It is our 4th day here already and we might just be starting to adjust. We arrived very early Thursday morning and we were just totally exhausted. Nothing can prepare you for that kind of exhaustion! Sophie just wouldn't sleep on the plane, until the last 2 hours of course! ... 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