Well, on the 31st of Oct a pair of intrepid souls, for the first time in their lives, ventured outside of the familiar boundaries of their native land to brave the far distant and mysterious orient. Today we happily induct into the world travelers club, two of its newest members; my sisters Beverly and Arlene.
Of course, as we all know, adventures begin with a little funding….
They spent the first day or two in Shanghai getting acclimated to the new environment.
They got to know the people....
and sampled traditional Chinese cuisine….
The fabric and pearl markets, were interesting and enjoyable to the both of them, however it was at the knock-off market (Ku-gi-guan) where the claws began to come out. Other than myself, few noticed the subtle transformation that took place as these mild mannered, mid-western gals with charming, passive demeanor's, evolved into vicious bartering vixens.
With a Stomach full of Shanghai, We took off on a whirlwind tour of eastern China.
Beijing was fun.......
Tianamen Square
The forbidden city
The summer Palace
and, of course, the Great Wall
Our next stop was Xi'an to see the Terra Cotta Soldiers
Then on to Chongqing for a three day cruise on the Yangtze River
2 comments:
Holy COW, it is amazing there is a post on your sisters visit. They have only been back in Iowa for about a month. WOW. Nice to hear your recap of the trip. MOM had an amazing time. She had her zip drive (thanks Becky, she would have never figured that out.) digital picture frame we gave her for her b-day and brought to my grandma Rodenberg's for Thanksgiving and narrated through all of the photo's to anyone and everyone who wanted to see and here what she had to say. She was Very Very impressed with your travel arrangements on how there was a english speaking driver at every destination, same with tour guide including ordering meals. She said it was not one of the places on the top of her list to visit originally but was SOOOOO GLAD she went and it was a trip of a lifetime. She was go glad to see you again after way to many years, and your family. The three of you had to have a blast as you three have always had a good relationship even though there are so many miles between all of you. Anyway, Have a Wonderful Christmas. Thanks for sending the photo's a few weeks ago. Talk to you all soon!
Oh ya, and what was this about some Chinese people saying you were an idiot in chinese thinking you did not know what they were saying?????
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