Monthly Archives: October 2011

Early to bed early to rise…..that is what they say makes us healthy, wealthy and wise….I might also add a bit tired too. Well we had our last morning wake up call – 6:30 am to be exact, luggage out … Continue reading →

So today we had a choice of activities to do.  It is really supposed to be our only free day however we chose to do the activities.  7 am wakeup, 8 am breakfast, 9 am departure.  We were to meet Sharon … Continue reading →

We are excited to get up this morning as we are off to Suzhou where they have another Silk Spinning factory.  I am not feeling good today, I have a very bad head cold but I am a trooper.  We … Continue reading →

The theme of today is “On the bus- Off the bus”.  Well maybe it is the theme of the trip.  We are a bit tired…and of course everyone has an ache or a pain or a cold.  But we are … Continue reading →

Following breakfast today we will visit the Three Gorges Dam.  Sharon and I have decided we will not go…I skipped breakfast in lieu of a bit more sleep.   When Sharon returned we packed our suitcases and then went to hang … Continue reading →

7 am morning wake up call, then the loud speaker in our room goes off….first some music and then Chris our River Boat Guide tells us to make our way to Deck 2 for breakfast….On this cruise if you snooze … Continue reading →

Rise and Shine everyone, the announcement in the room begins at 6:45 am.  In our stylish room we have a stand that has many dials on it and a loud speaker inside.  We were told not to touch the middle buttons, … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s early rising, activities and then the flight to Xi’an we are a bit tired today.  But that does not stop the tour from going on.  The alarm sounds at 8 am, but we are already awake…we need to … Continue reading →

Early to bed early to rise…4:45 am wake up call, 5:45 am departure for the airport.  Our time in Beijing came to an end and we are off now Xi’an.  This is the city of the Terra Cotta Warriors.  No … Continue reading →

With great expectations we arose today thinking only of one thing….you guessed it the trip to the Silk Factory…unfortunately it was not the first stop for us.  Ok –  let me tell you the first event of the day was … Continue reading →