Okay this is the last one for today. Here are many photos from the Golden Temple we visited.
Monthly Archives: March 2007
China pics – at the bank
China trip pics – at the market
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China pics
Okay,
I’ve
tried
to put
up some
pics
from
the
trip.
You should
be able to
access the
first set
by clicking on At the Apartment. Please let me know if this works.
Jet lag and teaching
I made it through class. I’m starting to feel a bit light-headed from the jet lag however. I’m supposed to sit here in my office for forty more minutes, but I think I’m just going to get in my little Subaru and carefully drive home and get ready for rehearsal this evening.
I am feeling refreshed mentally, but this jet lag is something else.
The sun is shining in West Michigan. Life is good.
China report
Our first day in China we went to the local market. Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and fish. Also check out the chickens below.
Home again home again jiggety jig
This is one
of the zillions
of pics I
took in China.
More to follow.
We are safely
home in Holland and have the rest of this Monday to relax. I have to teach tomorrow and play a rehearsal in the evening but Eileen has the whole day off.
Edison needed lots of attention after we got home this afternoon. He seems no worse for the wear.
Bringing the trip to a close
Today is our last day in China (9:37 AM Saturday morning local time, that’s about 7:30 PM back home). We had a wonderful visit to Luo Ping which is a four hour bus ride away. The sights we saw were an indigenous village of one of the many Chinese minorities, a breath taking waterfall and fields and fields of fascinatingly laid out yellow rape seed flowers (a sparing selection of online pics will follow later).
We will probably spend today shopping and preparing ourselves for the flights home. So far, so good.
China is cool of course
We’re having a great time in China of course.
We went the open air market which was fabulous. I took many pictures. Then we went here and enjoyed the hike up (with frequent rests) to see several Daoist temples. Very idyllic.
We ate out last night and the meal was fabulous. Squirrel fish (so named because of the presentation of the boned fish looks vaguely like a flying squirrel in mid-flight) in a sweet sauce, mint and beans, soft tofu in sauce, eggplant and sauce, and fresh corn. I requested the corn because I saw so much at the market.
The internet is a bit slow to connect with this site in China. So I’m keep it brief for me.
We are at Elizabeth’s and Jeremy’s apartment where I am using the internet. Eileen and I stayed in a nearby hotel last night. Very interesting to be put in a hotel where no one speaks English. thank goodness Elizabeth and Jeremy are here to help us.
We are getting ready to go to the market. All is well.
flight delayed
So we made it safe and sound to the airport this morning. However, the ticket lady told us our flight had been canceled. Actually it was the Newark to Beijing flight which was delayed due to heavy winds.
So we called Mark and he started back to pick us up. On the way, he got ill and pulled over. Apparently, having a reaction to some drug he is taking.
He finally got back to the airport and we came on back to his house.
Our flight leaves tomorrow very early. Hopefully that one won’t be canceled.
In the meantime, we (I) get to rest up a bit more for the journey.