The long trip home
The journey home was, expectedly, an ordeal. A 4am wakeup call, a bus ride to Shanghai airport with an inadequate
Month: March 2011
Mosquito infestation
In Shanghai, we decided to skip the trip to the government-run silk rug “factory”…many of us were suffering from wallet
Tea for many
We started our Saturday in Hangzhou with rain, for the first time. We should have anticipated it given the humidity
Hangzhou
Hangzhou is a smaller city…only 12 or 13 million. We arrived here after a full day yesterday visiting the Silk
Suzhou
Suzhou is no small town. It boasts a population of 7 million residents and another 7 million who aren’t official
Off to Shanghai
Up at 4:00 am to catch an early flight to Shanghai. Morning comes early and, without coffee, packing becomes a
The Second Wall
There’s only so much you can do in a day. This expression, apparently, is not clearly understood by the Chinese.
The Wall
Today we hit the Great Wall…we did other stuff but “the Wall” is definitely a biggie. They say that if
Beijing!
Made it to Beijing….kinda gruelling flight given the small footprint afforded on planes these days. And this was a big
Off to New York!
Safely made it to Terminal 1 at JFK. Not as easy as you would think. At the Best Western we