to say it’s been hot in shanghai this summer would be an understatement, but having lived in broome last year the 40 degree city heat was a spring morning in comparison. if you’re going to visit china now is the time of year to do so, just like my parents… though when i told them to come over, i didn’t know it was holiday week this week and 1.3 million people would be getting a train home to see thier famiy. oh well i think mum and dad have some stories to tell, probably along the lines of, “it was so busy, all the trains we packed, don’t ever go to china at the start of october” .