Wet market splash! Terrific text and mugging photos to enjoy on Groundhog Day here.
A dusting of snow is falling and the "no shadow" rule means that
we shall have an early spring. Your Chinese New Year travels
sound like fun. -- Salem Lane neighbor Larry
Great blog! Trust Suzanne to get a photo of the orchestra despite the no-flash rule...and to fill us in on the bathroom lines at the concert hall. This is what we "regular readers" have come to expect...and enjoy.
greasing the wheels Wow... there's more going on there than I had any idea! I'm trying to imagine my bank surviving for twenty minutes (at least as a consumer bank) if that was the necessary process for obtaining a card.
This entry reminds me so much of the New Yorker articles about driving in China. It often seems they've created a system that prioritizes radically different things, though American bureaucracy is not inherently more logical -- plus some 'extra fees' to help it all along! Naturally!
It is wonderful, also, that you're able to deal with the system in Chinese to any extent.
response to Cara's question flight attendant was American. The Chinese airlines actually offer much better service. They even help put bags in the overhead bins!
stewardess! Curious, was the flight attendant Chinese or American? Obviously, not a MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!
Nice work on your part! You are a huge Trooper to endure so much!
Yikes Re-entry sounds tedious and exhausting. Talk about the state of "being ready to expire"! Sounds like Nathan had the right idea. The "oasis" in the photo looks lovely. I can appreciate that solo moment.
Shanghai, you've changed.. Wow Suzanne, I am exhausted just trying to absorb all this. Had to remember to breath! A lot going on over there. The Expo sounds incredible! 70 million visitors in six months makes Epcot Center look tame. Keep writing!
Love you tons.
Geeze
Home Sweet Home.. Suzanne I am so glad to hear from you and thank you for keeping me in the loop! I know you are all such great troopers and these next few months will fly. Stay healthy and continue to enjoy the adventure(s). Love you all!
Geeze
YAY...my favorite blogger is back! Your visit truly sounds orchestrated by a pro. You are getting good at this "world traveler" thing, Suzanne. Glad to know you will be completing the China/Asia chapters. Have you thought about a sequel? Thanks for sharing your list.
wow indeed You're making this look easy, Suzanne. Tea parties, school presentations, magazine articles, shopping, packing...plus time to pose with the Harlem Globetrooters...nice.
Great blog! Your food prep stories always make me hungry. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends, pretty much the same menu. No pecan pie though. I heard a funny story...from the "cook". She and I couldn't stop laughing. They had picked up all their food pre-prepared...all they had to do was heat it in the microwave. There were four adults, so each was in charge of one thing...but the guest in charge of the turkey couldn't figure out the thermometer in the turkey and wound up overcooking it...and the other guest spent ten minutes trying to decide how long to microwave the potatoes.
Nice work! Props to you for cobbling together a very respectable T-giving dinner while over half-a-world away from the States! We were in Nepal for the holiday, in mid-trek across the Annapurnas. We didn't have much choice, as we were camping out at a remote teahouse for the night, but the owner put together a pretty nice chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and veggies, and Ollie ordered a side of lasagna. A minor smorgasbord after a long day's hike.
Hope you're doing well and enjoy your time back home!
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turkey We went to my in-laws in Kentucky for Thanksgiving. We had ham. Just wasn't the same. Funny to think of all the trouble and expense you went through for turkey, and we didn't even have any.
Takk fer maten! Walks in the snowy woods, cooking in jackets, sleeping with hot water bottles...plus Swedish meatballs and pancakes with lingonberries...your blog brought back so many memories, I had to keep reminding myself that you are writing from Shanghai. Thanks, A Regular Reader
I am an American woman with a husband and 2 kids, about to relocate with my family to Shanghai.
The back story: We are moving because my husband is going to be working in Shanghai.
July 6, 2008: We are a bit less than a month away from the move and current postings chronicle the prep to get there, the logistics to be allowed to go there, and the coordination of all these things we have to do before we can go! Oh, and Mark is in China for about a month (the last month we are in the states and getting ready)...so I'm very busy.
July 28, 2008....2 days til the big move.
August 4, 200... full info
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wellies
OK, so now I know the real reason you bought those adorable rain boots last year! :)