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Travel Blogs from Shanghai
Teaching Tribulations
... to submit the results to the company, and also I will give certificates to the top performing students. She said she meant that I can just fabricate the results and not tell anyone.
It's nice to feel like your hard work is so highly valued...
Obviously I'm not going to be dishonest as she suggests but will have to reduce the number of questions I ask each student to two each instead of four. *Sigh*
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Pushing our way from Guilin to Shanghai
... pace is a little slower and the people a little friendlier. There is a small mountain fairly close to the downtown area that Joseph and I decided to make it our mission to conquer. It’s fairly easy to climb, there is a little stone path to follow and if you get lost, just listen for the megaphones of the Chinese tour guides and spot their flocks. I also discovered on this climb that the south of the country is hotter and I have still retained my ability ...
Paying homage to Ba Ba
... appreciative.
After only 10 minutes, Roy and I took a break for haircuts and lunch. Haircuts in China is a life changing experience. A haircut implies more than snipping some unwanted locks. A haircut in China includes a massage, shampoo, tea and inquitive questions and looks. The parlor was fascinated with the “Laowi” that entered their shop. Being so far out in the outskirts of Shanghai, I was in unfamiliar territory, and they were witnessing ...
Exciting Shanghai
... a good nights sleep, so woke up feeling refreshed. Went downstairs to meet Si for breakfast. Luckily someone checked out of my room, so we were able to swap and be in the same room now.
Had a yummy breakfast and wanted to set out and explore the city, except it was still pouring with rain. And we didn't really fancy traipsing around and getting soaked... so what to do?
We noticed that there was a tour bus – the hop on and off type – and thought that might ...
Shanghai - Day 3
... pork and a soupy gravy. They are then steamed. We went to a nearby restaurant and ordered some of the buns along with a couple of other items. Everything we ordered was very good.
After lunch, we went to Yu Yuan Gardens. The Old Town surrounds the Gardens. The Pan family, wealthy Ming Dynasty officials, had the Yu Garden built for their enjoyment between 1559-1577 AD. Small bridges consisting of different ...