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Forum: Asia
May 14th, 2017, 12:45 AM
Replies: 31
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Posted By AtlTravelr

How nice to see that my old trip report has been...

How nice to see that my old trip report has been recently read. It's funny to read what I said about "having low expectations for China and maybe that is why we enjoyed it so much". We are currently...
Forum: Asia
Aug 8th, 2013, 02:55 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

General Impressions What we liked about...

General Impressions

What we liked about traveling to China:
1) The people - SOOOO friendly, so excited that we were there. This was mostly in Beijing as we were told that the people flocking to...
Forum: Asia
Aug 7th, 2013, 08:22 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

We got the dark sauce too. But dipping fat in...

We got the dark sauce too. But dipping fat in sugar-it was like eating a savory caramel or the crust of crime brûlée, or something else too delicious to describe!
Forum: Asia
Aug 6th, 2013, 12:24 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Beijing - Day 2 The next morning we headed...

Beijing - Day 2

The next morning we headed to the Temple of Heaven. Again we enjoyed people watching more than anything - the couples ballroom dancing in the park, singers, and both kids and...
Forum: Asia
Aug 5th, 2013, 03:43 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Great Wall & Summer Palace Our final tour...

Great Wall & Summer Palace

Our final tour with China Advocates was a day out of Beijing to see the Great Wall and Summer Palace. We drove to the Mutianyu section and spent a few hours. It was one...
Forum: Asia
Aug 5th, 2013, 03:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Thanks Shanghainese. It's hard to write about...

Thanks Shanghainese. It's hard to write about well known spots. I have gotten so much from many of the trip reports I read here, though I don't always comment on them. And even when we talk to people...
Forum: Asia
Aug 3rd, 2013, 02:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Yangshuo to Beijing My husband is a cyclist...

Yangshuo to Beijing

My husband is a cyclist and one thing we specifically asked for was a cycling opportunity so David showed up early to guide us on 2 wheels down the road where we saw many other...
Forum: Asia
Aug 2nd, 2013, 07:49 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Guilin We arrived at our hotel - another...

Guilin

We arrived at our hotel - another Shangri La property that is a little outside the downtown area of Guilin, but right along the river. It was a beautiful property, though they were still...
Forum: Asia
Jul 30th, 2013, 06:02 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Longsheng Rice Terraces We reluctantly left...

Longsheng Rice Terraces

We reluctantly left Hangzhou early in the morning to take our flight to Guilin. Loved both our flights in China in terms of efficiency, easy flight and most of all seat...
Forum: Asia
Jul 28th, 2013, 05:11 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Shanghainense-thank you so much for all the great...

Shanghainense-thank you so much for all the great info on cooking! We can get the long eggplants so I'm happy to get your recipe.

Impressions Liiang sounds even better than the two we saw! Now,...
Forum: Asia
Jul 26th, 2013, 02:59 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Hangzhou- After the wonderful breakfast at...

Hangzhou-

After the wonderful breakfast at Pan Pacific, Janet and our driver picked us up to take us to the train station for our next destination-the lovely city of Hangzhou. Another wonderfully...
Forum: Asia
Jul 26th, 2013, 02:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Shanghainese-it was partly the texture of the...

Shanghainese-it was partly the texture of the green beans - as if they had been roasted, but not dry. Just not as bland and starchy tasting as regular green beans. So what does MSG do exactly? I...
Forum: Asia
Jul 25th, 2013, 05:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Our "unplanned" stop was a shopping tour of...

Our "unplanned" stop was a shopping tour of double sided pictures - pictures painted so that on one side their would be, for example, a white cat and on the other side a tan cat. Not exactly our cup...
Forum: Asia
Jul 25th, 2013, 06:31 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

Suzhou- Our tour through China Advocates...

Suzhou-

Our tour through China Advocates began with a guide and driver picking us up at our friends' apartment in Shanghai and taking us to the train station. They gave us a cellphone with all the...
Forum: Asia
Jul 25th, 2013, 05:49 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

The restaurant in shanghai was Ba Guo Bu Yi. The...

The restaurant in shanghai was Ba Guo Bu Yi. The Changing Faces show was pretty amazing-we were right up front and even when we realized what to look for we couldn't exactly see how it was done! And...
Forum: Asia
Jul 24th, 2013, 10:39 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,103
Posted By AtlTravelr

China Trip - 2 Cities + Lakes, Rivers, and Rice Terraces!

On our list of places to visit, China was definitely in the bottom third. We love Europe and have traveled there almost every year. Non-western trips include India and Sri Lanka with a glorious week...
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