Day 215: Goodbye China — On to Vietnam! — Silk Path Boutique in Hanoi
It’s raining on getaway day once again. I got up and worked out while a few showers passed by. We had a 3:50 flight to Hanoi with a 12:15 scheduled...
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Day 214: Last full day in China — Roaming Shanghai Freee!
James slept until after 9 am! Teddy had had a 6 am phone call with someone back in SF so he’d been up forever and had exercised and eaten by...
Day 213: Breakfast Food Tour — Scavenger Hunt — Acrobatics Show
We had a big day planned for today. The original schedule: 3 hour breakfast food tour; 3 hour “scavenger hunt” tour; acrobat show. Yikes. I was a little worried given...
Day 212: Margaret Turns 40! — Lijiang to Shanghai — Shanghai Tower — Dinner at M on the Bund
I’m forty! At the risk of sounding smug…I’m happy with my life at this milestone. So lucky — and I know it. I wouldn’t say it was a day of...
Day 211: Chill Day at The Bivou — Clay Tile Cats with Kiran and Tina
In a year or so when we’re frantically managing work / school / life / etc back in the US I hope we’ll remember days like today. We had no...
Day 210: Rainy Morning of School — Sunny Afternoon Out at Lijiang Studios — Roast Pig on a Spit!
What a treat to wake up to a cozy, rainy morning with nowhere to be. The kids slept til 8:30!! At breakfast we befriended a Canadian couple who’ve lived in...
Day 209: Farewell Lobsy! — Fly to Lijiang to See Blue School Friend Kiran
After early morning goodbye hugs for Lobsy we headed off to the airport, hands full of to-go breakfast bags and more gifts from the hotel. It was a short 1.5...
Day 208: Local Market — People’s Park — Lobsy’s Last Night
Today was a great day — my favorite so far in China. Instead of a sightseeing death march, we had a non-crowded, casual time exploring a local food market and...
Day 207: Panda Caretakers for a Day in Chengdu
Today we had breakfast and left at 7:30 am for an 1.5-hour drive into the Sichuan countryside to meet some Giant Pandas. On the ride I desperately tried to get...
Day 206: Bullet Train from Xi’An to Chengdu — The Temple House Hotel — Sichuan Opera
Getaway day. After only two nights in the lovely Sofitel People’s Grand in Xi’An we were back on the train to Chengdu. The train situation was similarly luxurious. This time...