Today is our official first start of our little adventures in Asia. It began fairly stressful yesterday–when I came down with a sore throat and a bit of a fever. However, we took it easy and I felt more or less better by morning.
The flight was uneventful and I fell asleep before the flight took off (as usual) to wake up to a very disgusting meal, thank you very much China Eastern Airlines. After lunch I gazed out the window until I came upon this vast expanse of chocolate brown below us.
Ah, could it be a desert? I wondered, No, we’re too far east–it must be post harvest rice paddies?
Then I saw a container ship cut through what I had previously thought was earth…
No, it’s the ocean. It takes a special kind of pollution to make the ocean look brown from 20,000 feet, I must say.
Anyways, so we arrived at Shanghai, took a harrowing taxi ride into the city and arrived at my friend Jon’s father’s spare apartment located in the expat district of Shanghai. We ate lunch, bought some breakfast supplies, than had traditional Chinese massages. All in all, a very nice start to our adventures. Honestly, I’m glad we’re able to ease into the China thing…. I’ve heard plenty of scary stories (all vastly exaggerated, I’m sure). We’re heading pretty far off the typical tourist path in the next few weeks, so it’s nice to have the chance to acclimate and learn a little Chinese first.
Now I just need to learn how to say, “I don’t speak Chinese,”
Tags: China, first impressions, General, language, shanghai, travel
good luck to you guys ☆
if you read this before leaving Shanghai:
1) say hi to Connie for me!
2) the provisional gov’t of the Republic of Korea during the Japanese occupation was located in Shanghai. I don’t know where, but if you can try to visit it and take pics, that would freakin rock
Janus–need more info! >.< This city is huge!
Rana–Thank you!
it’s so hard to find any address or anything for it.
well, in case you’re still in shanghai, supposedly it’s a museum now, and it’s pretty much called the Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, or alternatively the Shrine of the Korean National Independence Movement. it’s a historical site; someone SHOULD know something about it. I also quote the site http://www.lztour.gov.cn/english/history06.asp which says, “historical sites relating to this Provisional Government are Liaolei Residence,Lequn Society,the assembly hall of Longcheng Middle School,the Music Pavilion of Liuhou Park and Qu Park.” …dunno much else.
there are also sites in Chonqing and Hangzhou if you’re heading there.
it’s so hard to find any address or anything for it.
well, in case you’re still in shanghai, supposedly it’s a museum now, and it’s pretty much called the Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, or alternatively the Shrine of the Korean National Independence Movement. it’s a historical site; someone SHOULD know something about it. There’s also a site which says, “historical sites relating to this Provisional Government are Liaolei Residence,Lequn Society,the assembly hall of Longcheng Middle School,the Music Pavilion of Liuhou Park and Qu Park.” …dunno much else.
there are also sites in Chonqing and Hangzhou if you’re heading there.
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