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Day 10

While I think we made a stop during the night, our second official stop was early in the morning at Zhenjiang. Again, the cool dudes jumped ship, or maybe they were still sleeping. In any event, during the day we discovered that our choice of conversation partners had expanded; at Nantong, a...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 10, 1987 from Zhenjiang, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 10 (continued)

When we docked in Nanjing, the cool dudes helped us take our bags to the taxi, which we shared with the Japanese businessman (who was staying at the same hotel -- the Nanjing). We eren't the only ones getting off (needless to say) and found ourselves in a crush of people, bicycles and animals...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 10, 1987 from Nanjing, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 9

First a trip to the Jade Buddha Temple – our first real temple. It was crammed full with people, mostly Chinese and most actually praying. Lots of interesting people and customs – incense burning, coins being placed on a bell, parents teaching their children how to pray. But with all the...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 9, 1987 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 9 (continued)

Our first stop was Nantong, where Barb and the boys rushed off the boat to buy ice cream and snacks. Afterwards, a few games of black jack and bed.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 9, 1987 from Nantong, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 8

Out first real day of China, but first things first – CITS to make further plans, but about all that could be done was booking my boat from Shanghai to Hong Kong. However, we were given directions to the ticket office for the ferry up the Yanggze to Nanjing. It seemed neither far nor difficult...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 8, 1987 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

Day 7

Another day spent mostly in transit, flying from Hong Kong to Shanghai. The flight was short but what with customs, getting to and from the airports, etc., it becomes an all day affair. Arriving in Shanghai, we checked into our hotel (the Shanghai hotel!) which was somewhat outside of the...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on August 7, 1987 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: Around the World (1987)

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