Archive for October, 2005

I had promised Grace that I would go visit her before she went back to the States in the midst of the October National Holiday. Last year during this time, I had stayed in Shanghai at the recommendation of my co-workers, who had informed me that traveling during one of China’s three annual holidays would [...]

The second leg of our Oct Holiday trip took us to Qingdao, pretty coastal town famed for producing Tsingtao beer and good seafood. Day 2 was spent in Laoshan, outside of Qingdao. Pretty views, European-style streets, and our quest for Tsingtao made up our memorable journey

Oct Holiday spent visiting Grace, enjoying contemporary art, and drinking and eating as usual. Good to see all of our northern friends again, and to make some new ones. Three days at Hou Hai, Da Shan Zi (underground art district), and various eating and watering holes