Once again, the sound of the wakeup alarm shattered the air, and jolted us from sleep. We had another early start and a lot to pack into this day, so we were up, washed and dressed and down at the breakfast table in good time. After fortifying ourselves with a substantial breakfast followed by cups…
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Sixty in Shanghai
TREVOR’S 60th BIRTHDAY Our jet-lagged sleep was shattered by a wake-up call at 06:45 hours this morning (!!) as we were due to leave the hotel at 08:15 to board our tour coach for a very full, action-packed day. Today is Trevor’s 60th birthday, and here we were spending it in Shanghai. Certainly a different…