Leaving China

July 26, 2008
We got on the plane to Shanghai and checked into the motel here.

. We had a great time, but we all knew it would be over all too soon. The Alaska girls got together for one more picture and said our goodbyes. Jane Lister and Sue Petersen were off to Beijing. They took an overnight sleeper and then toured Beijing for two extra days.

We had one more night so we immediately went out to Nanjing Street, a famous shopping street here. We ate at McDonalds….ok, that was Diane’s fault. We were all very hungry and to be honest it was good. We then went looking for some cheap pearls and found a few gifts. It was fun. We found a taxi and found our way back safely to the hotel with only about 40 RMB to our combined total. We think we ought to save that to get out of the country tomorrow.
Tomorrow….on the plane to Korea.

There is so much beauty and wonder in China that I will miss very much. These are some girls that were dressed in traditional costumes for pictures.