Last breath of Canadian air outside the airport!

Our first weekend . . .

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August 17th 2008
Shanghai is literally the other side of the world from our hometown in Toronto, Canada. A 12 hour time difference (12 hours ahead). So we landed on Saturday at 3:30 pm Shanghai time, 3:30 am Toronto time. You can imagine the jet lag. The first few days we tried to sleep at the appropriate times, but you have to listen to your body and do what you have to do (ie: waking up at 4 am, and many nap ... 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