China Adventure 2003
Jim, Connie and Allison left home on September 10, 2003 and
traveled to Chicago, IL and on Beijing, China, before joining Emily Ann in
Lanzhou on September 16, 2003.
From Lanzhou it was on to Guangzhou for the obligatory
Consulate appointment and relaxing stay at the White Swan, before continuing on
to Hong Kong, San Francisco and back home to Denver.
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| Allison enjoys her first
first-class flight segment on the trip from Denver to Chicago |
Business Class service on
United's Chicago to Beijing non-stop. |
Crossing the Arctic Ocean. |
UA Flight 252, a Boeing 777,
cools down on the tarmac in Beijing after the 12-hour flight. |
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| Home away from home in Beijing. |
Allison pauses at the Hall of
Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven. |
Known to have some good tea
parties herself, Allison is only too happy to participate in a real tea
ceremony. |
The Great Wall at Badaling. |
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| Scenes from the
Summer Palace. |
The Long Corridor at
the Summer Palace. |
Interior roof of a
kiosk in the Long Corridor. |
One of the hundreds
of detailed paintings in the Long Corridor. |
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| The Ming Tombs. |
Allison, Hanna and
Bobbie enjoy Tiananmen Square |
The Monument to the
People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square with the Great Hall of the People in the
background. |
Tiananmen Gate,
entrance to the Forbidden City, at the north end of Tiananmen Square,
initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty. |
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| Within the walls of The
Forbidden City. |
The Hall of Great Harmony |
Interior of The Hall of Great
Harmony. |
Allison takes a moment to check
out the Hall of Great Harmony in The Forbidden City. |
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| Within
the walls of The Forbidden City |
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| The Hill of Piled
Excellence in the Imperial Garden. |
Forbidden City
Imperial Garden. |
Ms. Veronica, our
wonderful tour guide while in Beijing. |
Allison gets some much needed
practice. |
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| Allison reverts to economy class
for the flight from Beijing to Lanzhou. |
Monument to the
"Flying Horse of Gansu" outside the Lanzhou airport. The original was
created during the Eastern Hah Dynasty, 25-220 A.D., and excavated in 1969. |
Allison meets Emily Ann, and is
forever more a member of the very elite Big Sister club. |
Later that afternoon, mom introduces Emily
Ann to a rounded oat cereal she brought along. |
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| With most of the crying out of
the way, the girls pose for a group photo. |
Jim, Allison and
little Emily. |
Allison can shoulder
quite a burden for her litter sister Emily. |
Round Trip Airfare:
$500
Allowance for souveniers: $100
Being able to see James and Raymond who helped you back in 2000?
Priceless. |
