By this time, 10 years ago, I think I was out cold on the hard hotel bed. John and I had spent the day touring the Forbidden City, which seemed not only Forbidden but Forever (as in going on forever
In Beijing…
By now we would have landed in Beijing, walked through the smoky, silent corridors of the new airport in Beijing. It would be 6:30 pm. Made it through incoming customs and security posts, picked up the luggage. Oops, forgot there
10 years ago this minute
I was sitting in a 747 in the Detroit airport, wishing I had several drinks under my belt, scared to death, waiting for take-off for Beijing. And so, the overseas portion of our trip to Sarah began. Sent using AT&T
Day 6 – Gotcha Day
A few years ago, I had this picture posted on the front page of APC-Pictures. I received emails from several people asking me to remove the picture, because the woman in the picture was scary looking. Especially her eyes. Little
Day 5 – Hurry Up and Wait
After three full days in Beijing, I was desperate for a latte. It wasn’t the coffee or caffeine that I wanted so much — it was the taste of milk. I had plenty of access to good strong coffee, beer,
Day 4 in Beijing
This was a day to play. Tu picked the assembled group up, and she took us to the Hong Quao market. I bought cloisonné Christmas ornaments, two sets of dark pearls, and other trinkets. John wanted to spend a lot
Day 3 in Beijing
A misty, cloudy, cold day in Beijing. First stop, the Ming Tombs. Some time to wander with the stone animals and get silly. It helped keep us warm. Before lunch, we were told that the roads to the Great Wall
Ach! Scheiss! Moments and Day 2 – Beijing
Ever have one of those moments where you go searching for those precious 35mm negatives from seven years ago — and you can’t find them? Serious OHSHIT moment. That was me, about 30 minutes ago. But I found my negatives