Time is going quickly really, and I still have some things to do. However, I can tick off a couple of things on my "
To Do List". I paid for my travel insurance today - with World Nomads of course. I also booked our accommodation in Shanghai. A three bedroom appartment - two double beds, so my sister and I won't have to argue over who gets the big bed!
One thing I am keen to do is catch the Maglev from the airport into the city, and armed with a couple of maps I was trying to calculate the distance from the Maglev station to our appartment.
For those who don't know the Maglev is the high speed train from the airport to the midle of Shanghai. It's awesome and I so must go on it.
I keyed in the address of both, and hit "Find Directions" and was gobsmacked to learn that with bus/train etc it would take nearly 1 1/2 hours to get to the appartment!!! OMG! Shock!!! But at the bottom of the list was "taxi - 13 minutes". Phew.
My sister who is a floral artist working in Adelaide is working mad over time for the next few weeks as they have a major order. I sent her an email telling her that I had booked the accommodation. I've paid for it too. She's the one who is working and earning money, but I have paid. I know she will fix me up eventually.
I am still waiting for her to send her new passport (which I guess she is still waiting for), for me to arrange the Visa's. Time is clicking, but there's no panic yet.
