December 6, 2013
About halfway through my trip, I started taking notes on my phone of observations of people and the places I was visiting. Several of these items I was aware of …
December 4, 2013
The alarm on my phone went off very early. Thankfully, I'd set out my clothes for the day before I went out for dinner. I showered and got ready for …
December 3, 2013
Our tour didn't start until a bit later than I was used to going out, so we had some extra time in the morning at breakfast. There were about 12 …
December 2, 2013
Our last full day in China before the more than day return had us on an excursion to the Venice of the East, Suzhou, where we took the Chinese equivalent …
Another early-to-bed early-to-rise morning lead to me heading down to breakfast around 6:30 a.m. local time. I met Pawel in the restaurant as he was equally up and still adjusting …
December 1, 2013
We lost about a day traveling from Beijing to Shanghai. After we checked in to the hotel, I did a little sight seeing as sunset fell along the Bund. The …
Today I awoke knowing we'd be saying, "Zàijiàn" to Beijing and "Nǐ hǎo" to Shanghai. Our late morning flight meant we could sleep in a bit and not have to …