Some things are worth the effort. The train from Xian to Guilin was 27 hours of bumps and trying not to track whatever was around the squat toilet back into our cabin. After a bit of worry and wait, we…
A Look Back at the Berlin Wall – by Caleb
Because of the internet in China I am very far behind on my blog posts. This means that today I will be writing about the history of the Berlin Wall, that I visited back on day 47 of our trip. …
The Great Wall Part 2 – by Anna
On the 22nd of October we went hiking on the Great Wall. Not the refurbished part but the part where it is all crumbly and has huge rocks in the middle. We had to climb over 100 degree inclines. There…
Catching Up After China’s Internet – Xi’an
When I left the job back in August, one of the best feelings was the sense that I wouldn’t have any more deadlines – no due dates, no by-when’s, not even kids’ practices to get to. But the truth is that…
Hongluo Temple
When we were planning this trip, we had a few must see places on our list and then we figured we could just fill in extra days with suggestions we received along the way. We booked 5 nights at HY…
The Great Wall- Mutianyu
Our first experience on The Great Wall occurred in Mutianyu on day 49 — and it was majestic. Our second Great Wall experience a few days later was death defying. I will let one of the kids write about that since I…
Beijing
We touched down in Beijing from Berlin with another case of significant jet-lag on day 47. After about 15 circles around the transport area looking for our shuttle, we took a cab. This was our first taste of Beijing traffic.…
A short stop in Berlin
On Oct 16 (day 46), we flew from Paris to Berlin and had an 8-hour layover. Right in the Tegel Airport, they sell tickets for a hop-on, hop-off bus tour of the city. A short public bus ride later (because…
France Costs
Away from Europe for a while, here are the costs now for our 27 days in Paris, 13 in Normandy, and the roll-up including Stockholm. Of course, I have a bit of a smile right now at how close my projections…
France – Impressions
We have made it to China now, and we have taken another down day. It’s raining and we have laundry and school work to catch up on. Good thing this trip lasts a while so we can actually see a…