Author: Jenny Cain

Day 18: Tianning Temple with Phil Phil was tired, but I dragged him out to see the temple anyway :) Since I didn’t make it there the day before, I wanted to go today. So here we are insides the gates … It was 20 Y to see the grounds, and it was another 60… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 18

Day 17: Tianning Temple Phil went to the theater, and I wasn’t feeling very social. Even I, Miss Social Butterfly, needs a little alone time now and then. I headed out of the hotel towards the temple. There were some great shops along the way where I was able to get a lot of souvenirs.… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 17

Day 16: All aboard the Polar Express! Ok, not really. But today we do travel to Changzhou by train. And we didn’t have to leave the hotel until 1pm. Yay! As you can see, we are pretty rested. I snapped a few last pictures of the city as we drove to the train station. Nothing… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 16

Day 15: Find a Penny, Pick Her Up … 9am we met in the lobby with the group that wanted to go see Jiangxin Island. The previous day, some of the dancers had met a Chinese woman, named Penny. She spoke very good English! She agreed to be our tour guide for the day. First… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 15

Day 14: Blogging and Shopping After breakfast, Phil headed to the theater. I had blog posts to catch up on. Well, pictures to upload into them. I keep up pretty well with the typing of them. I had to be in the lobby for wifi, so I settled down in this beautiful little set-up: After… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 14

Day 13: Travel to Wenzhou A quick trip to the airport (What? Leaving from airport in the city we’re actually in?!?), and we’re off to Wenzhou. Just an hour-ish flight. We load the bus, and because of construction, take about an hour to get to our hotel. It’s like driving from Vail to Oro Valley… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 13

Day 12: A Day With the Girls Breakfast at the hotel, buffet style. I just stuck to some American basics. And boiled peanuts. Reminded me of Dad, who introduced us to boiled peanuts in Hawaii :) Phil left for a long day at the theater, so I made plans with some of the dancers. Lena… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 12

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