Packed up

Day 4 Between Nanjing and Shanghai

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August 20th 2008
I'm tired today, oh so tired. We went to bed late, trying to get as much packed as possible. Jesse works a lot over here, checking his email every morning and night and then responding in order to catch his coworkers in the US and Mexico. That left me with the job of packing up. We're leaving most of our stuff here at the Crowne Plaza and bringing just one small bag to Shanghai. Because I was head ... 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