Our hotel at night

January 3rd

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January 4th 2009
Shopping again this morning. The Gormans bought two new suitcases, we bought one. The Gormans left today at 2pm so now we are down to 12 of us. Shopping again this PM to make sure we didn't miss anything that we had to have. We are scheduled to leave the hotel tomorrow at 11am. Today was much warmer than the last few. We went to Malone's for dinner tonight. They have great American burgers ... 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