Day 1 Arriving Shanghai (4/8-9/2012)
Got up at 2:30 am to get to the airport by 4am for my 6am flight to Shanghai. The nineteen hour flight was painful. After we were halfway and flying over the north pole I just couldn't believe we had that much longer still to go. It seemed I just couldn't stretch my legs enough or sleep long enough and I absolutely couldn't get enough water to drink. I was very dehydrated by the time we arrived.
Once we collected our bags at the airport, I beamed straight for the little store to buy my first item. What did I pick? Something a little familiar but the Chinese version...orange soda and a bottle of water. I also decided now or never to head to the toilet as it would probably be nicer than the one we were going to stop at half way to Hangzhou. To my delight, it was super nice and super clean and no squatting needed including toilet paper...yay, was I happy!!!
It felt strange that I had left Tampa not too long prior on a Sunday and now it was Monday, like being projected into the future. We gathered our group, loaded the bus and headed to Hangzhou.
The bus ride was about three hours of which we all were crashed out until we were about 15 minutes from our hotel. I guess we all needed a good rest. We had twenty minutes to wash up and meet downstairs for our very first dinner together. It was very good, a little saltier than what I am used to, but fresh and a huge variety of dishes. Fourteen different dishes in all.
After the festivities some of us walked back to the hotel and some explored the night market. I was just so tired and new we had a big day tomorrow, so I went back and slept.
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