A few funny signs from China
Around the World in 365 Days – China portion in conclusion
Day 25; Nov. 11th: Three Gorges dam: We awoke in Xiling Gorge the site of the Shibao Pagoda (the Shibaozhai temple). Originally, the temple was built at the top of the cliff, and any monks or worshippers needed to climb the cliff to go there. Then, some senior monk decided …
Around the World in 365 Days – Part II – China – cont.
Nov. 7-10, 2019 Delayed posting again due to technical problems – first the photos did not appear to load from my laptop to the blog; the tech’s suggestion was to get the app so I wouldn’t have to do move the pics from the phone but loaded directly – great, …
Around the World in 365 Days – Part II – China – continued
Around the World in 365 Days – Part II – China
Around the World in 365 Days: Road Tripping Part I – continued
Around the World in 365 Days: Part 1 – Road tripping – continued
Around the World in 365 Days: Part 1 – Road Tripping
San Antonio, TX to Cortez, CO (Mesa Verde National Park) (October 18-20, 2019) Day one of our journey was spent driving – and driving – and stopping for road construction – and driving. And in every one light town we drove through – the light was red. (No, I am …
Not quite a tourist in Chicago
Sept. 19-22, 2019 My three sisters (from oldest – Suzan, Mary, Kathleen) enjoy a now ten year annual tradition – “Sisters’ weekend” – each year in a different city (the weekend was expanded by popular demand to Thursday through Sunday several years ago). Chicago was the 10th anniversary of the …