Category Archives: Places
Sushi at Sunrise
We were told we should leave the hotel by 4am, so when our alarm went off at 3:30, we crawled out of bed, pulled on our clothes, and brushed our teeth. Bleary-eyed, we climbed into a taxi, but all we … Continue reading
At Home in Hong Kong with Sarah and Joey
As our plane touched down in Hong Kong, we noticed that it seemed unusually windy outside, but we didn’t think much of it for the moment. We’d been delayed leaving Shanghai, without much explanation offered, and we were tired and … Continue reading
Shanghai in Pictures
As John mentioned in his previous post, Shanghai is a huge, modern city that offered a western-style familiarity that felt very comforting after our adventures in Datong. We loved the fresh juice and fresh salads at Wagas (salad can be … Continue reading
Back to Civilization
After some wrangling at the Datong airport (ask us about it sometime…), we boarded our flight back to Beijing to continue our journey through China. From Beijing, we caught our first bullet train, bound for Shanghai. I have to say, … Continue reading
More Datong…
UPDATED: I was able to upload the video from the Hanging Monastery. Take a look below! As Shelley pointed out in a previous post, Datong was a pretty fascinating place. In addition to experiencing “Real China,” we also had the … Continue reading
The Forbidden City and Summer Palace
I think I’ve said this before, and I’ll probably say it again, but it was SO HOT in Beijing. Mentally, I was not prepared for it. On the map, I saw how far north Beijing is and just assumed that … Continue reading
The Great Wall and the Real China
On our second day in China, we drove about an hour and a half out of Beijing to visit a section of the Great Wall. In several places near Beijing, the wall has been rebuilt and has opened more or … Continue reading
Opposite Ends of Tiananmen Square
We are waaaaayyy behind on our blog posts at the moment and are scrambling to catch up on our last three weeks spent in Beijing, Datong, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and now Kobe. While looking through our pictures to decide … Continue reading
My Favorite Sign in China
All over China we saw signs, logos and t-shirts in English, and pretty often we got a good chuckle out of them. Sometimes the English just didn’t make much sense, and other times it was totally clear but just surprising. … Continue reading
Temples in Chiang Mai
During our week and a half in Chiang Mai, we’ve visited a number of Buddhist temples. We’ve tried to distill down the number of pictures so that we just post the highlights, since otherwise there would be a lot of pictures. … Continue reading