Pearl Tower

FROM SHANGHAI TO TOKYO

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April 29th 2012
CHRIS At the Chinese airport, the lounge was really boring. Only a few chairs and some drinks. On the plane I couldn't watch any movies because my headphones had a problem with the cord because one of the ends of the bit where you connect it to the armrest broke off. So I watched the Ipad instead and ate a lot of kitkats. When we got to Tokyo about 1:30 we caught a fast train back to Shinj ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Pudong

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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