Destinations
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23 October 2013 – Wuhan, China
The city of Wuhan in Hubei Province of China is so big! We are taking a ferry from one part – Wuchang, to another – Hankou. Bonus: it’s on the Yangtze River!
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22 October 2013 – Wuhan, China
A tour of our fancy pants hotel on the campus of Wuhan Science and Technology University.
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21 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
Checking out the sky high business of Pudong area across from the Bund in Shanghai, China.
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20 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
We secure our train tickets from Shanghai to Wuhan, and breathe a sight of relief.
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19 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
We are off on Part II of our China adventure, starting with taking the Mag[netic] Lev[itation] train from Pudong airport to Shanghai!
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18 October 2013 – Mobara, Japan
Nobuhiko, our host, took us to check out a local beach. Sad to leave Japan, it’s a magical place.
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17 October 2013 – Tokyo, Japan
We say good bye to Kenji, our wonderful host in Tokyo!
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15 October 2013 – Tokyo, Japan
A rainy beginning to our Tokyo adventure.
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14 October 2013 – Shibu Onsen, Japan
Taking a (grumpy) train from Nagano to stay at a traditional Japanese ryokan and bathe in the onsen baths (which were both delightful!)
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13 October 2013 – Takayama, Japan
One day retreat to Takayama.. definitely a tourist trap as a town, but probably worth it if you are staying more than 2 days for hikes etc.
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12 October 2013 – Kyoto, Japan
We take a walk through a maze of o-torri gates at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Tokyo. It is a shinto shrine dedicated ot the gods of rice and sake.
