Upcoming China Trip
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Upcoming China Trip
The pandas are about to return home. We leave Friday taking all of the advice we've gleaned from this forum and its participants. Special thanks to EKscrunchy and Shanghainese and NYwoman. Your patience is appreciated. Our final itinerary is Shanghai-3 days, Beijing-6 days and Shanghai-5 days. We cut out Hangzhou and Suzhou from the advice of Seth and Liz. We'll take a trip or two from Shanghai. We';ve hired a guide in Beijing for two days, one of whih will be a trip to the Great Wall. I plan on setting a land XLB record. It won't be pretty.
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Thanks.
Nywoman-as self disservices go, missing Suzhou is a minor one. The YJ (Seth) said Suzhou was crowded and he didn't like it. Blame it on him. I figure it's more time to eat XLB's.
Nywoman-as self disservices go, missing Suzhou is a minor one. The YJ (Seth) said Suzhou was crowded and he didn't like it. Blame it on him. I figure it's more time to eat XLB's.
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I hope you have a fantastic time. And, eat your Wheaties before the big hike on the wall!
If you are at Simatai, there is an outside bar with drinks and food with a beautiful view of the wall. It was the perfect stop to take it all in while sipping a beer. If you are feeling adventurous, you can take the zip line down to it!
Enjoy and look forward to hearing about it upon your return! Don't forget tp and immodium and you'll be fine.
If you are at Simatai, there is an outside bar with drinks and food with a beautiful view of the wall. It was the perfect stop to take it all in while sipping a beer. If you are feeling adventurous, you can take the zip line down to it!
Enjoy and look forward to hearing about it upon your return! Don't forget tp and immodium and you'll be fine.
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Bob is a question mark! He's busy planning his safari in South Africa. The wildlife is praying for rain.
HT-I think you may have mixed metaphors invoking divine help for the current Chinese regime. In fact, I plan on walking through the Hutongs unguided.
HT-I think you may have mixed metaphors invoking divine help for the current Chinese regime. In fact, I plan on walking through the Hutongs unguided.
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Hi Andy,
Here are a few photos from our short trip to Beijing earlier this month. It is truly a fascinating city.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3880219...7622373299506/
Here are a few photos from our short trip to Beijing earlier this month. It is truly a fascinating city.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3880219...7622373299506/
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i am here...dismayed of course that i am not mentioned as a contributor.....i nearly planned the whole D thing for him...and beth planned the rest.... he can't even get his clothing together without asking about it....
its really pathetic....but i guess fodors-land knows that already....
its really pathetic....but i guess fodors-land knows that already....
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Bob at his worst. He's never beeen to Shanghai, but he claims he planned our trip. Delusional. One can imagine how concerned I am about his "dismay".
ShaneK-great pix. Where did you go at the Wall?
ShaneK-great pix. Where did you go at the Wall?
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Our trip is still fluid. I will speak to Mrs. Panda about the Suzhou gardens.
The trip report may have to wait until we return. It depends on access. I may have to take notes. A non-panda activity.
I promise not to append the report to this thread.
The trip report may have to wait until we return. It depends on access. I may have to take notes. A non-panda activity.
I promise not to append the report to this thread.