Xmas tree in sunshine!

Kylie concert and the start of Christmas

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November 30th 2008
It's not often you get to spend a winter's evening standing outside for 3 hours listening to an Ozzie dwarf (as my dad would have said!) singing about how lucky she is is to be wearing next to nothing in zero degree temperatures, but that was what happened last night! Yes, Kylie came here to Shanghai and I was lucky enough to go and see her! Sadly, our ayi couldn't babysit for us so Ian (who was e ... 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