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China Trip: Day 6 – Yuan Tou Zhu Gardens
On Day 6, we woke up in the city of Wuxi, ready for another day of adventure. Wuxi has been called the “pearl of Lake Taihu”. The beauty of Lake Taihu (the 3rd largest lake in China) has been immortalized by poets & painters for centuries. The best place to view its natural wonder is [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 5 – Wuxi Hotel
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
That night we traveled to Wuxi & stayed at a fabulous hotel. (I believe it is the Hubin Hotel but will have to consult my travel companions to confirm.) I loved the painted mural in the lobby. The blue was so incredibly vivid! The modern ceiling fixtures in the lobby were interesting as well…
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 5 – The Silk Factory
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
After leaving the Panmen Scenic Area, we visited a nearby government-owned silk factory. The silk in Suzhou is considered the best in China and some say, the best in the world. I vaguely remember our tour guide explaining that the plants silkworms favor in the region contain a higher amount of nutrients making their silk [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 5 – Suzhou & the Panmen Scenic Area
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Early on day 5, we took a bus to the airport, bid farewell to our local Beijing tourguide, David, & headed to Shanghai. When we arrived, we were met by our new GAT tourguide, Tina. Our first stop was the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area in the ancient city of Suzhou. The entryway to the Panmen [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 4 – Peking Duck Dinner
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Beijing (formerly known as Peking) is very well known for its Peking Duck. On our last night in the city, we went to a restaurant where they presented us with an entire cooked duck, cut it in front of us & proceeded to put 3-4 plates full of duck on our table. We rolled the [...]
Continue reading...China Trip Observation – Fast Food
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
So normally when I travel to a foreign country, I am used to seeing a number of McDonalds, Burger Kings, or Starbucks. So let me tell you my surprise when I saw this on every street corner…. Yup, KFC appears to be the most popular fast food in China! Who knew that it was the [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 4 – Beijing Roses
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
As we were traveling back to the hotel, I was really drawn into the beauty of the flora along the roadways. The medians of all of the major highways leading through Beijing are lined with roses. Thousands of bushes were bursting with color…red, pink, yellow, coral…almost as far as the eye could see. It seems [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 4 – Climbing the Great Wall…
Monday, May 21, 2007
After visiting the jade factory, we made our way towards the Great Wall. We stopped for lunch at a nearby restaurant that was exclusively built to host President Nixon during a visit in the 70s. Kinda surreal. They had a number of pictures of famous political figures on the restaurant walls. I had my first [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 4 – The Jade Factory
Monday, May 21, 2007
In the morning, we had a fabulous buffet breakfast, then boarded our bus to head towards the Great Wall of China. On our way, we stopped at a jade factory. When we entered the doors, we were ushered into a small room & given a brief lecture on the two types of jade: hard jade [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 3 – An Unbelievable Acrobat Show
Thursday, May 17, 2007
And I do mean unbelievable!!! These folks top any gymnastics display that I’ve ever seen. Every time they did something that seemed impossible, they would top it with something even more dangerous. It’s amazing they don’t get injured more often! The show lasted for at least an hour & was in a venue called “Acrobatics [...]
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