Part 10 of our June 2009 trip to China with the Speizmans. Saturday, June 20 – Shanghai and Pudong For our final full day in China, Rick and I rose early and headed out to explore some of my old stomping grounds and other parts of Shanghai. The ladies slept in and indulged in the …
Part 9 of our June 2009 trip to China with the Speizmans. Thursday, June 18 – Arrival in Shanghai We reluctantly checked out of the Four Seasons Hong Kong and made our way back to the airport for our flight to Shanghai. This was my first time back in Shanghai since 1988 for one day …
In November 1974, Dad was invited to join a group of Hong Kong business people on a two-week tour of China. Mom was able to go with him. This was two years after Nixon’s groundbreaking 1972 trip to China and one of the early tours for any American businessman beyond the Canton Trade Fair. The …
Barb and Bill take their first tour of China together, along with Kate Garrett and her Mom, Mary. This post covers Suzhou. Monday, November 7, 1988 After checking out of our nice hotel in Shanghai, it was back on the bus for an hour-long drive across town to the Shanghai rail station. Once there, we …
Barb and Bill take their first tour of China together, along with Kate Garrett and her Mom, Mary. This post covers preparations and the first stop in Shanghai. From the time we got married, Barb and I wanted to arrange a trip back to Hong Kong and to see China. Any serious planning was deferred …
Related Post: Working at Bei Jing-Washington, Inc. Related Post: February 1982 Beijing-Shanghai April 1982, Beijing My second trip to China, about six weeks after the first trip, was longer and eventually afforded some more time for sightseeing. It was my second time to Beijing and Shanghai, so I had a little bit better sense of my bearings, and …
Related Post: Working at Bei Jing-Washington, Inc. Related Post: April 1982 Beijing-Shanghai-Hong Kong After years of looking at China from Hong Kong and dreaming of entering the country, I finally got my first chance in February 1982 on a business trip for Bei Jing-Washington, Inc. The primary purpose of the trip was to take part …