Update

Hey all,

It's been awhile since our last post. Everything is fine. Just not much going on. It's been very hot in Shanghai for the last 6 weeks and we have been mostly staying inside, or working, or planning our upcoming Japan trip.

Shanghai was not effected buy this summer's floods and rats. And the typhoon Sepat that hit Taiwan and Fujian brought a few showers and a few gorgeous, windy days of blue skies and white clouds; but little relief from the heat.

We did mange to get out a few times during this "blue sky period" to continue our quest to visit and photograph all the historic Art Deco buildings in Shanghai. Click here to see the latest shots.

This weekend we will attend a wedding in Nantong, a city about 3 hours away from Shanghai. John will make a speech in Chinese. Look for a full report next week. ;-)


-john and sunling

Going to Japan again

We decided to go to Japan for the Chinese National Day (10/1) holiday week, 9/22 to 10/7

Japan makes an interesting destination from China. There are sharp differences.
* cost of living
* level of civility
* big empire (China) conquered by small-island country (Japan) in WWII

At the same of time, there are so many connections.
* ancient Chinese culture in Japan
* modern Japan culture in China
* dense population centers

I am busy trip planning. This time I decided to give Triptie a try. Click here to see our itinerary in progress.