Watch, Read, Listen

It seems that there are at least TWO things we have to see while we're in China. One is the Great Wall and the other….the Xi'an Terracotta Warriors.   Let's head to Xi'an for the weekend!!!   Thank goodness it's not a long flight from Tianjin- probably one of the shortest we've ever been on.  (which…

Remember my hair-brained scheme idea to head to Beijing once a week???  Well, it's time for another trip there.  Where oh where to go this week????? Let's go check out  The Summer Palace wiki hello lovely flower!   wish you could come home with me lovely flowers at a rest stop between Tianjin and Beijing…

Have you ever heard of KTV???  It's HUGE in China.  I mean Mega, Ultra, super HUGE!!!   And I think it's a wee bit…ummm…interesting.   KTV stands for Karaoke Television.  Surely, you've heard of karaoke, right?  Even I've heard of it!!!  Have I ever tried it??? Nooooooo.  But, there's a first for everything, right????? And…

I think it's time for  A family outing…out and about in Tianjin!  Let's check out this place we've heard called "Trash Mountain".  It's not really made of trash, is it???? (No, BUT it is apparently made of rubble from torn down buildings and houses) Let's make a stop at Aaron's Kitchen…   Aaron's Kitchen is…

From Guest Blogger, Mark, on his recent business trip to Hangzhou:   Here’s a drink that’s not likely to show up anytime soon at your local Starbucks.  Yes, that’s a drink.  It kind of reminds me of that Portlandia episode where they “put a bird on it!!!”…only it’s more like “put a snake in it!!!”. …

Hey- I've got several places to visit on my Tianjin bucket list and since it's a lovely day let's go check out one of the places on my list.  Sound okay???? I think today we'll go check out the Porcelain House.  I've driven past it several times and it does look interesting.  I wonder what…

Welcome to Annika's Magic Show! Have you bought your ticket?  A ticket is only 1 RMB! Have you reserved your seat for the show?   I have! Take it away, Annika! The Magic Pyramid with the disappearing ball!  The multiplying coin trick: This trick is very cool because I can multiply coins. This is a…

I want to go play on a beach and play in the sand!!!  I know the girls want to go play in the sand as well.  How about you???  Are you up for hitting the beach with us?  Some friends of ours will be joining us- as the saying goes, "the more the merrier!" Linda,…

I had this Grand Plan,hair brained scheme, that we would travel up to Beijing once per week during a week day- just to get out of Tianjin for a few hours and see something new and different.   Thus we are finding ourselves wading through impenetrable, jam-packed traffic heading towards the …. Beijing Zoo and Aquarium!!!…

Hey!  Are you bored????  Ready for another mini adventure???? WE ARE!!!!!!!!!  And so are our friends!   🙂 Let's hop in the car and head out to…. The Binhai Aircraft Carrier Military Theme Park!       Ummmmm…..Do you see what is on the window of the tiny green car? WHY????????  (It's a picture of…