Day 1 ~ Day 2 Vancouver --> Shanghai

The airplane flight is an embolism-inducing 17 hours, including the connection in Narita Airpot, Japan. I missed my meal on the Vancouver-Tokyo flight because I was sleeping the whole time, so during my wait at Narita, I'm so hungry and tired I'm basically in a coma state.  I tried to hang out at the magazine stand to pass some time. Finally, on the Tokyo-Shanghai flight, I got my food because I couldn't sleep with the stomach cramp. I love JAL! Their food is so good, and I am in economy! Are you kidding me? Especially the the JAL original cocktail drink, it tastes like a mixture of pomelo and mandarin oranges, but very light and aromatic. You'll have to request it to get this drink, but it's still free.

At Pudong Airport, Shanghai, my cousins came to pick me up. On the drive home Shanghai doesn't feel too exotic, except for the group of middle age men wearing changshan - wow! People wear that casually? I AM in China!

My uncle's house is not in Shanghai downtown but in the greater Shanghai area called MinHang.