{"id":235,"date":"2009-08-08T17:51:49","date_gmt":"2009-08-08T21:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web1prod.sunflowerit.ca\/wordpress\/?p=235"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:11:20","slug":"shanghai-return-to-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunflowerit.ca\/travel\/china-2009\/trips-asia\/other-trips\/shanghai-return-to-the-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai: Return to the heat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again Jenny&#8217;s nephew and wife picked us up at the airport for the long ride to Jenny&#8217;s brother&#8217;s place. It was passed 2:30am before we got to bed&#8230;. but Jenny was bubbling with energy back in her hometown. We spent the next two days doing some souvenir shopping. Jenny even managed to order curtains for our bedroom back home. Victoria is enjoying a bit of rest while she watches DVD of her favorite TV drama \u201cHu\u00e1n Zh\u016b G\u00e9 G\u00e9\u201d. 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