Train Travel

Last Days in China!

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April 16th 2012
We spent three days in Nanjing and five in Shangai, our last towns in China. No pictures from Nanjing, because our whole reason for traveling there was to visit the museum commemorating the Nanjing Massacre. We spent a day at the museum, learning once again about what happens when military personnel are taught to hate their enemies, and to regard them as less than human. Here’s a brief descri ... 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