It was only two hours on the train to Shanghai. My last train trip in China. Decided to go budget third class, no assigned seat, just find yourself a corner amongst the crush of bodies and luggage. For once I didnt have the largest bag in the carriage!
Shanghai is big. Damm big. But clean and orderly and it didnt feel overwhelming at all. Managed to get a plane ticket for 5 days time so had plenty of time for hanging about. Met a cool bunch of people at the super friendly brand new Maggies Hostel and managed to successfully waste most mornings nursing a hangover. It's not cheap to go out in Shanghai but what can you do?

History museum, science and technology museum, parks, the Bund, and markets. Shanghai has it all. The markets were a crazy whirl of chaos "DVD, watch, bag, shoe" but we managed to find some good bargains and lots of prezzies for friends back home. I gave up washing clothes, when dirty they went into the bin. Sounds wasteful but a) they were old and ragged and b) needed room for all my presents.
So the journey ended. Didnt quite make it to Hong Kong. Couldn't face any more long train journeys for a while. But I'll be going back to China for sure. So many adventures still to be had!