LOST IN TRANSLATION--Things that tickled our funny bones! Menu translations--there were so many good ones. We were SO NOT tempted by the "Boiled Pimple" or "Meat Fried Rotten Son"! Check out photo album "Lost In Translation" for pictures!

We've had a great time in China! As we sit at the airport waiting to board our flight home, here are a few of my parting thoughts. THINGS I LOVED ABOUT CHINA: -The people. I had read a few travel articles and travel forum posts about the Chinese being very reserved and not overly friendly. Our experience was just the opposite! We felt very welcome in China; the Chinese were friendly, helpful and kind. -Beautiful old buildings, temples, pagodas ...

Our Lovely Last Day In China! Today was our last full day in China, we fly home tomorrow morning. We have a 5 am car to the airport--so it will be a VERY long day for these two travelers. We had a wonderful day today, with a long drive out of Beijing to the old village of Chaundixia. Our driver and guide Joe picked us up at 9 am for the long drive through the pretty countryside west of Beijing. Joe pointed out many interesting sights along the way. ...

The good news--David woke up this morning feeling much better! The bad news: I woke up with a sore throat and I'm coming down with a cold--crap! I think we've just worn ourselves out, but what a trip it has been! We managed to get a fairly early start this morning, we ate a quick breakfast here at the hotel, and walked through the park to the subway for our ride to the Panjiayuan Market. The subway was really crowded this morning, and we had 3 line ch...

Friday in Beijing--and we had a "do-nothing" kind of day. David has picked up a "tummy bug", and has not felt very well for the past 2 days. Today I started him on some Cipro, so hopefully he will be much better soon. We have some fun things scheduled for our last two days in Beijing! We had a quick breakfast at the hotel this morning, David just ate dry toast, so you know he's not feeling well. We did go out for a while, cruised up and down Wangfujing Stree...