Tomshine Photo Gallery

 

  • Jin is excited while waiting for the plane at O'Hare (AA flight 289, ORD to PVG non-stop).

  • This is the airplane that we took from Chicago O'Hare to Shanghai Pudong -- a 777.

  • Our route took us from Chicago, north over Wisconsin, lake Superior, through Canada, north of Alaska, then down through Siberia and on to China. This is ice in the arctic.

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  • Siberia

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  • I thought the Chinese customs form was a bit odd (note that you must declare radio receivers and books/DVDs/etc. that are "detrimental to the political, economic, cultural, and moral interests of China").

  • This appears to be a new airport under construction in Beijing (we flew over the city, but did not land).

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  • I wanted to capture the exact moment that we landed in Shanghai.

  • Shanghai Pudong Airport from the plane.

  • This is Jin after we arrived in Shanghai Pudong Airport.

  • Jin and her grandmother meet for the first time since our trip in 2005.

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  • This photo is taken from the front window of Jin's 3rd aunt's apartment, looking left.

  • This photo is taken from the front window of Jin's 3rd aunt's apartment, looking straight ahead.

  • Jin's 1st and 3rd aunt look out of the front window of 3rd aunt's apartment, taken from the sidewalk below.

  • English translations in Asia can be very funny...

  • This appeared to be a synagogue in Harbin -- not something I expected to see.