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Touchdown Shanghai

February 22, 2012 By Helen

Shanghai arrival

We arrived in Shanghai around 6:30pm after a 15 hour flight. Meals, snacks and movies-on-demand kept us occupied. Our extra leg room seats allowed for some comfort, but coach is coach, and ultimately a tight squeeze. Immigration and customs went quickly. We had printed a Taxi card from the hotel website which gave directions to […]

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Getting ready for Shanghai

February 20, 2012 By Helen

Bill and Helen doing research

Bill and I are getting ready for Shanghai, doing some research, but mostly we’ll be winging it when we land there. We found a site we like, China Mike, and I’ve been reading a wonderful series of mysteries based in Shanghai in the 1990s, by Qiu Xiaolong. Morgan went to Shanghai and Beijing not too […]

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