Category: China 2012

Day 11: Anhui Healing Home Day! 5:45am lobby call. Ugh. We said goodbye to our hotel and Yichun with no desire to stay any longer. We loaded up on the bus for a 3 hour ride back to the Nanchung airport. Our bus driver was driving like a mad man. All the drivers are crazy… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 11

Day 10: Yichun is Kinda Lame There wasn’t much to do in this city. Phil left for the theater right after breakfast. It was raining. I just stayed in and did a bunch of laundry. I have to hand-wash it in the sink, wring it out, then wring it out in a towel because it… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 10

Day 9: A Change in Schedule Thursday morning, 6am call for the bus to the airport. Woo. Hoo. At least no delays this time. And only a 1 hour flight to Nanchang. Except that then we had to take a 3 hour bus ride to Yichun. This city wasn’t on the original schedule, but we… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 9

Day 8: Now That’s a Spicy Meataballa! Since it was show #2 day, Phil didn’t have to work til later. We headed out with a group, mainly the band. Destination: the shop of a violin maker! Ben, who plays violin, wanted to try some out here in China. We took a taxi, and as we… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 8

Day 7: On my own Phil had to head to the new theater right after breakfast. Everyone else in group wanted to go see the awesome temple we saw yesterday, so I was on my own. Welp, I hopped in a cab, and gave him the address to Ciqikou (Sih-shih-cow) Ancient Town. I had looked… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 7

Day 6: Chonqing (“chong shing”) This city is awesome! My favorite, so far. If we ever come back here for vacation, I would make sure we had a week at this place. There are several really neat places to go see that are a few hours away. So, unfortunately, we don’t get to see them.… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 6

Day 5: A long day of travel Next, we left Dongguan, and headed to Chongquing. First, was a 2 hour bus ride to the airport in Guangzhou. We saw some pretty sights along the way. The Guangzhou airport was HUGE. The check in process was very smooth. None of us were checking baggage, only carry-ons.… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 5

Day 4: Enjoying Dongguan Breakfast the next morning was served at a local place a few doors down from the hotel. It wasn’t quite a restaurant, not quite fast food. It was SO. GOOD. The menu was all in Mandarine so we had Benny help us order. Benny is originally from Hong Kong and now… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 4

Day 3: Dongguan We ate breakfast and loaded up on the bus to head to Dongguan. It was a pretty drive and only took about an hour or so. This city is much different, much larger, and much more interesting! It has tons of shopping, a museum and ancient battlefield of the Opium War, and… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 3

Day 2: Exploring Huizhou Phil had to head over to the theater with the tech crew, but I was free to explore. A group of us headed out! (from left to right: Tristan – guitarist, Adam – trumpet, Lena – dancer, Tom’s head behind Lena – viola, Paul – drummer, Ken – bass, Ellie –… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 2