Going Where?

SFO to SHA on Sept 10: Of course, we lose a day, but worth it. Transfer to Suzhou on arrival and there till 14th, Monday. Have reservations at M on the Bund that night. Grace, Sturdy, Beth and I were one of their first customers back in 1999. Had an incredible Sunday brunch then on the patio if I remember right. On top of a building on The Bund, looking over the river as lights of Shanghai come up.

Fly from Shanghai to Jing de Zhen on Thursday, 17th. Jing de Zhen is the world capital for porcelain. I collect, so should be the highlight of my trip. Wonder what I can buy there?

Sunday we fly through Shenzhen to Xiamen and have a week there, staying in an apartment instead of a hotel. We'll fill you in on the conveniences--sounds very modern and upscale.

Sept 25 to Hong Kong and a stamp auction there.

HK to SFO on the 29th.

More to come I am sure.

Archie

Returning to China

In 1999 we went to Qingdao, China, to teach in an international school—Archie, Grace, and Beth who was 16 at the time. Archie taught in Shanghai the following year. Although Archie and Beth have both returned, this will be the first time for Grace to set foot in China again since that time.
We hope that our friends and family will follow along with us on this return to China trip. We will post our itinerary soon. Even though we’re leaving home on September 2, we will actually leave for China from San Francisco on September 10.

We’re not sure how often we will be able to post, but Internet access is available in many places in China now. Of our five destinations we are sure that we’ll be able to access from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and most likely Xiamen. We have two side trips planned: Jing de Zhen and Suzhou.

Only time will tell whether we will be able to add to the blog from those locations or not.
So stay tuned. We hope you find our adventures interesting and entertaining. And who knows—you may want to join us in the future.

Grace