China in 2019!
 25 novembre 2018, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 43 °F
 25 novembre 2018, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 43 °F
						Off to see the Great Wall, the Terracotta soldiers, a river Cruise, Beijing, Shanghai and much more on one of those killer Gate1Travel - 2 day flash sales, with 1/2 off for companion. LAX to ShanghaiEn savoir plus
Waiting on our China visas
 19 janvier 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
 19 janvier 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
						Time is getting closer. Sent of our requests for China visas about a week ago. Cost us about $450 to make that happen. Going through a company that Gate1 uses (GenVisa) which allows me to mail all theEn savoir plus
China Itinerary
 27 janvier 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
 27 janvier 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
						
								A Day to Day recap of our upcoming trip along with a map!
DAY 1, Monday - Depart for China
Depart for China
DAY 2, Tuesday - Arrive in Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai, the thriving metropolis on China'sEn savoir plus
Shots and flight changes
 19 février 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
 19 février 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
						We got our Hep A and
Shots and flight changes
 19 février 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 34 °F
 19 février 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 34 °F
						
								Got our Hep A and typhoid shots today. Sore arms but probably a wise idea, especially for this boy. 
United sent me a notification today cutting our connect time in Denver to 45 minutes on our way toEn savoir plus
Just a few more days!
 22 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
 22 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
						Getting closer to blast off time! Crossing my fingers our flights work out. I tried to switch my crummy connection in Denver (45 mins - thanks a lot for moving me to that United) to go through ChicagoEn savoir plus
Exploring VPN's and China
 22 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
 22 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
						Experimenting with various VPN's in the hope that I might be able to access Facebook,Netflix, Twitter, New York Times, etc. I've been using PrivateInternetAccess and it might work after I tweaked someEn savoir plus
CLT- ORD
 24 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
 24 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
						Parked the van at “The Parking Spot”. Very nice. They are a new affiliate of AAA so members get discounts on parking there and employees get even better discounts! Very easy to get to inEn savoir plus
ORD - LAX
 24 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
 24 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
						On board at 12:30. Still can’t believe we made it. Gate checked our carry-on so I didn’t have to strain my back cramming that into the overhead. Nothing to eat on this flight and no entertainmentEn savoir plus
Los Angeles - night before departure
 24 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
 24 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
						Got in 20 minutes early. Smooth flight - 4 hours and 1 bag of pretzels. I call that rather pathetic. Called the WINGATE to arrange our shuttle to the hotel. Very nice hotel room. Got a Travel AgentEn savoir plus
LAX - Shanghai
 25 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
 25 mars 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
						Got up at 6:30. Had some fake eggs for breakfast and caught the shuttle for LAX at 8 am. After a bit of help needed at the kiosk to check in - they had to check out our visas , we checked our carryonsEn savoir plus
Shanghai - Arrival day
 26 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
 26 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
						3:41 pm - in long immigration line. We had to be fingerprinted twice via scanners. Think FindPenguins is a bit confused about the time zone switch as it posted this one out of time order. (I managedEn savoir plus
Shanghai Jade Buddha temple
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						
								At Jade temple. https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/sha…
Unfortunately they didn’t allow pics of the Jade Buddha itself. It was exceptional. I’ve always liked BuddhismEn savoir plus
At the waterfront (Bund)
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						Walking the waterfront. China’s 3 tallest buildings here
At the Dumpling shop
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
						Eating steaming bowl of dumplings with sweet tea before heading out for another walking tour. Dumplings were delicious. Crammed in here with lots of young Chinese kids who were telling us what to addEn savoir plus
Shanghai Museum
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 27 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						After our dumpling festival , we caught the subway with Tom (our tour guide) over to the Shanghai museum which we toured for a little over an hour. One of the top museums in China. Tom is turning outEn savoir plus
A day in Suzhou
 28 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 28 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						1 1/2 hour drive through the smog filled suburbs of Shanghai to an old city but a city of 11 million people. (Shanghai has 23 million). Largest city in China has 33 million. And to think NYC hasEn savoir plus
Restaurant for lunch
 28 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
 28 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
						Multiple dishes being served on our spinning platter :). Steamed chicken was excellent
Master of Nets Garden
 28 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
 28 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
						Itinerary for Day 6 - last day Shanghai
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
						After a solid 12 hours of sleep, we may be ready to go again. Catching up from jet lag. Got back yesterday from a day of touring - went to room at 5:30 and didn’t wake up till 5:30 this morning!En savoir plus
at the Silk shops
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
						Incredible silk embroidery
At the Gardens
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
						Beautiful garden
Huifeng Restaurant
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
						Got so busy eating forgot to take pictures! Great lunch.
Our flight to the River Cruise
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
						Heading out at 6:25pm towards Yichang where we will start our River Cruise. Estimated 2 hr flight on China Eastern. Very turbulent flight in the first 30 minutes. Landed at 8:28 pm. Now headed on aEn savoir plus
Day 1 River cruise
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
 29 mars 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
						Arrived about 10:15 last night at the ship taken to a rather stuffy, hot ballroom where we had to endure a 30 min gig by the ship tour director then finally stumbled off to bed. Got up at 6 thisEn savoir plus



























































































































Sounds fantastic!