China and Japan for Work

Apologies to the 2 of you who check this blog from time to time. Here's a few updates for you. I took a 1 week trip to Shanghai and Yokohama at the beginning of June. It was a whirlwind trip. I was quite tired, and picked up a bit of a cold while I was there, so I apologize for my lack of exciting photos. Here's a few I took:


While in Shanghai, I took the Maglev bullet Train from near my hotel to the airport. This thing is fast. Our top speed was 301kph, or 180mph. This train can go faster, but at the time of the morning we went, 7:30am, they run at a lower speed. It was silky smooth. Very impressive. Just imagine if we had a few of these in the US.

Shanghai Airport Terminal

On to Japan. I was glad to be going to Japan, because I really like the food there. Especially after eating Chinese food for 3 days. We ate the same sort of food for each meal, and it got a little old. It was my first trip to China. Shanghai was quite an impressive city.



Here's the view below my hotel room. Those are all taxi cabs waiting for passengers at Yokohama Central station. Note, not a single cab ever honked their horn. Imagine the cacophony of horns if this was the US! I hate cabs.
Here's the view from my hotel, overlooking Yokohama bay. This is near where Commodore Perry landed when Japan was a closed empire. There was a little painting of his visit down near the harbor. The train station is visible in the lower right hand part of the picture. Bye-bye Japan, thanks for a great visit!