Category: 200708 – China

pink toes home from China Dusty, sore, chipped (on the Great Wall!), tanned, well-traveled, and home.

Terracotta Warriors and Me It was sooo hot and humid (34 degrees C) in Xi’an, but the Warriors were amazing. It was a whirlwind day, and so worth it. I board my plane in a few short hours. I have so much to process and write about. It’s been a great trip, and I’m absolutely [...]

We went to the Great Wall yesterday. It truly is amazing. I don’t know if you can tell in the photo, but the wall goes on as far as the eye can see, at the peak of every ridge. Yes, I said the “peak”. When the Chinese built it, they sure didn’t spare any effort.<

I’m in China! I can’t get into my email account right now, but I am able to update my blog. I don’t have anything terribly insightful to say at this point – just a quick post to say I’m here and doing well and to document my small amount of travels so far. I slept [...]

I’ve been running around the last few days like a Peking Duck with my head cut off! It’s amazing how much time it takes to get ready for a trip when you don’t travel very often (which I don’t) and when you have small children (which I do). [...]

And no, I’m not adopting a baby (for some reason that is the first thing people think when they hear I’m going. Um, aren’t I on record saying that the vasectomy is the best medical procedure ever invented? Yeah, I know I didn’t actually go through it myself, but I gave birth twice so nyah [...]