Terra Cotta Soldiers. And it never rains on my birthday

admin April 11, 2019
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Yn As you may be starting or in the middle of Thursday, April 11th, I’m finishing this wonderful amazing day.  All of my travel mates sang HappyBirthday when I got on the bus this morning and I was given some …

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Xi’an. So different from Beijing

admin April 10, 2019
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The flight from Beijing to Xi’an was very smooth and the plane was nicer and bigger than any of the US domestic flights I’ve been on lately.  And we even got a hot meal for our less than 2 hour …

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good times in northern China

admin April 9, 2019
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The last two days in China have been exceedingly full.  I huffed and puffed up the Great Wall yesterday (it was windy but sunny), and I made it to the 5th tower (which is really really high); lunch at the …

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Walking through Beijing

admin April 7, 2019
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I strolled out after breakfast from the hotel and decided to try the subway to one of the largest temples. There are enough English signs to get by but I was the only obviously non Chinese person. 

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Beginning of Odyssey in China

admin April 7, 2019
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Beijing is fascinating in so many ways, the people seem engaged with life, prosperous, and really happy, particularly in loving and interacting with their kids.  While the air may not be the bluest of blues, the streets are spotless with …

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Tale of two toilets

admin April 7, 2019
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it was the worst of times (or toilets) and the best of times (or the very best of toilets). When I landed in Beijing yesterday afternoon, Lillian, one of the Tauck local guides, met me and made the offer that …

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Happy in Berlin but happier to be going home

admin July 10, 2018
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Almost all tourist-driven sites are within walking distance from hotel so, as usual, I’m doing lots of walking. Weather has held so no rain until late today (but I understand the rain has come to SA). Checkpoint Charlie and remnant …

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Walking around Vienna

admin July 7, 2018
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Unbelievable serendipity.  I had hoped to see lippanzaner horses but the stallions were at summer camp but while we were walking . . .   I didn’t know that the foals were born brown and turned white later.  More posts …

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Beyond Budapest

admin July 4, 2018
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We arrived in Vienna yesterday afternoon by motor coach from Budapest. I can now say that I was in Slovakia (we didn’t stop), but went by fields and fields of sunflowers.   After a lovely dinner at a famous cafe …

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Buda at night. Pest

admin July 1, 2018
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Nighttime is beautiful, too.  Looking forward to tomorrow. We cruise down the Danube for lunch and then old Synagogue and then to Central Market.  Which is not part of HEB

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