Day 32 and Technically Day 33: Traveling to Beijing, Wondrous Sightseeing, and then Getting Kicked Out of Our Hotel As I left off in my previous post, call was at midnight. We were taking a bus overnight to Beijing. We were doing this so that we would get there in the early morning and have all… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 32
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Adventures in China: Day 31
Day 31: Our Last Show Phil went to the theater. Ellie and I headed out to explore. We found an interesting statue … A dog with the most awesome haircut ever … And a legit market! Our goal was to find suitcases, which we did, and were even able to bargain. Then… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 31
Adventures in China: Day 30
Day 30: Second to Last City Crazy. Only two more cities left. Yinkou and Beijing. And the last show is in Yinkou. This trip has flown by! We had a full day for travel, and it was only flying. A short flight. From an airport in the actual city we were in. Heavenly. (My, how… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 30
Adventures in China: Day 29
Day 29: Bessie and Yosef That’s what we named our horses. When we were riding them. In Mongolia. !!! Let me back up … Phil woke up still feeling crappy, but was a trooper and did not want to miss out on this day trip to the Grasslands of Mongolia. Benny had helped him… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 29
Adventures in China: Day 28
Day 28: The Tale of Two Cultures We ate breakfast, and Phil went to the theater. I joined a group going to this area of town that was supposedly Arabic. We weren’t sure what that meant or what we would find. I just now googled it and all I could find was that it… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 28
Adventures in China: Day 27
Day 27: A Travel Day From Hell I left off the previous post with us assumedly going to bed. Well, taking a nap was more accurate. We had to be back on the bus by 2am. Phil was sick with the crud that was going around. We probably got a good hour and a half… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 27
Adventures in China: Day 25
Day 25: A Little Jaunt to Yantie Yantie was our next destination (yen tie). We got on the bus at 9am for a 3 hour drive. It was very sad to leave this beautiful place :( We arrive at our odd hotel around noon. We ate, and then I wandered around by myself for a… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 25
Adventures in China: Day 24
Day 24: More Beach, Please! We slept in. Like really slept in. Until 10:30. It was glorious. As we were getting ready, we heard drums playing outside. I couldn’t see what was going on from my window, except that it was in front of the hotel. So I grab the camera and hurry down. Right… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 24
Adventures in China: Day 23
Day 23: Somewhere Beyond the Sea … The hotel/theater setup was fantastic. Phil got to sleep in, eat breakfast and then simply walk over to the theater via a connecting hallway from the restaurant. I did some much needed laundry for a few hours after breakfast. I kind of have a system down now. Soak… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 23
Adventures in China: Day 22
Day 22: Come On Ride the Train (Reference to a good ol’ 90’s song ;)) Our train was at 10am, and not far from the hotel. So we were able to sleep in and eat breakfast. We didn’t sleep very well at this hotel though. That made for 3 nights in a row without getting… Continue reading Adventures in China: Day 22