Our China trip was fabulous.
So much to see (and eat) and explore in such a beautiful and interesting country.
The trip in a nutshell...
So much to see (and eat) and explore in such a beautiful and interesting country.
The trip in a nutshell...
We landed in Beijing and soon visited the Forbidden City:
Followed the next day by a challenging walk on the Badaling portion of the Great wall:
Followed the next day by a challenging walk on the Badaling portion of the Great wall:
We flew to Xian to see the Terracotta warriors:
The next flight was to Chongqing where we visited the Pandas Yaya and her baby Mang zhei:
We then boarded a small ship for a three-day cruise on the Yangtze River:
Another flight to see the city of Shanghai:
Next flight was to Guilin and the highlight of the trip for me, cruising the mesmerizing Li River:
and our final flight is to the dazzling city of Hongkong:
Happy to be back home!!
P.S. If you have come to this part of the post, you are one of a few handful of my true followers and it is to you that I extend my apology for what I have decided while I was away. There has been a drastic change at work that requires more time commitment from me, so although I will continue to occasionally read and post quotes on this blog, I will be totally out of circulation from networking and commenting for the next 3-5 years, at which time I hope I would have retired and will have all the time I will need to truly blog. And because lately, it also seems that I spend more time deleting nasty and spam comments (seriously, so disappointing,) I have also decided to temporarily stop the comment section on my future posts. Thanks for your understanding and take care!!
What a gorgeous trip! It looks like it was amazing. Don't worry about slowing/stopping your posts and comments. Life is such a roller coaster and you go through so many phases of being busy, blogging should never be a chore. I'm glad I've gotten to know you a bit through your blog.
ReplyDeleteI am sure I won't be able to completely stay away from finding out what books you are reading from time to time.
DeleteBeautiful photos! Welcome back, BQ. I will miss your blog presence.
ReplyDeleteThanks Suko. I will miss your comments the most:)
DeleteWonderful photos! Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you had a great trip.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pepca. It was an amazing trip!
DeleteWhat beautiful photos. I loved them.
ReplyDeleteMy co-worker was born in China, but has lived in the US for 20 years. She just came back this week from (3+) weeks in China visiting family there. Our boss has a (21 y/old) daughter in China for the summer on an environmental project.
Welcome Back, you were missed.
Thanks Diane.
DeleteInteresting to know your co-worker was there the same time I was!!
China is trying hard to improve their current smog problem, but I think it is much improved even from 2008, the time of the Olympics!
Just wanted to wish you luck in whatever it is that you're going to be doing :) Love your blog and I've gotten some great book recommendations from it! Looks like you have had an awesome trip!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly. Can't wait to retire and blog full time:)
DeleteAmazing pictures. We have a replica (to scale) of the terracotta warriors just outside of Houston and I'm hoping to get down there one of these days.
ReplyDeleteAnn
I wanted to buy one, they were selling them at the souvenir shops:)
DeleteGorgeous pictures! Looks like you had an amazing time. --Best wishes at work. I'll miss you.
ReplyDeleteI will surely miss your comments so I am sure I will be back networking sooner than later:)
DeletePursuing truth and beauty and goodness will continue to be part of your life, I pray. I was hoping to find your quote selection for The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and, in my pursuit, found your delightful travelogue. I wish you a meaningful and, hopefully, enjoyable next few years!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me to read that book. I have heard very good things about it!
DeleteI was catching up on my Google Reader after the long weekend and your beautiful pictures certainly caught my eye! What a wonderful trip it must have been. And though the next few years might be crazy busy, at least you have a light at the end of the tunnel...blogging can fade for a while (it's the books that can't!) but I'll look forward to having you around again at some point. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the owrds of encouragement. I know what you mean... as busy as it is, I can't help but read a few pages here and there:)
DeleteWhat an awesome trip! You are a lucky gal.
ReplyDeleteAs for not being around much that does make me sad, but I will continue to stop by and see what you've been reading. Maybe you'll change your mind about letting us leave comments?
So lucky (touch wood!)
DeleteI really appreciate your kind words.
I think I might:)