Thursday, February 7, 2008

Well, our trip is officially ending. We caught a flight down to Shanghai. Figured it would be the best idea because of the huge snowstorm that hit China. Trains and buses were out of whack, not on schedule, the passengers were going stir-crazy and were reportedly violent – besides which the trains were way too packed because of the New Year and the fact that this is the time of year most people travel within China.

The flight was uneventful. We were all proud of ourselves for waking up on time and not missing it like we were so afraid would happen.


The service on the plane was pretty awesome though. It was a relatively short flight and yet we got a full meal with rice and chicken and snacks and a chocolate bar which was quite delicious, even given my propensity for disliking Chinese chocolate.


From the airport to the subway lines of Shanghai there is a train called the Maglev. You might have heard of it. It’s quite famous. It’s the fastest train in the world and is run entirely by magnetic force making it green and clean. It was a short and sweet ride, reaching a top speed of 431km/hr. Like a rollercoaster!


Shanghai itself was fun and is on my personal list of “Favourite Top Three Cities of the World” but I’ll save the details of Shanghai for next time I go back and have batteries in my camera.

It’s rather sad to realize my first backpacking trip is over and while I look forward to the comforts of my regular, steady life back on campus, I think I’d honestly rather do this for a while longer.

I quite like the chaos and not knowing what’ll happen next.