Monthly Archives: January 2016

The Great Philly Cheese Steak Challenge

I will admit that I have been in procrastination mode. I haven’t written about our post-Christmas trip to the Philadelphia area with my sister and brother-in-law. Since I will be a virtual prisoner up here on the mountain until this predicted blizzard is over and now that all storm preparations have been taken I can … Continue reading »

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Shanghai

If New York City mated with the Emerald City of Oz they would give birth to Shanghai. The Chinese characters that make up the word Shanghai literally mean “upon the sea” as the world’s busiest shipping port is located at the mouth of the Yangtze & East China Sea. It is the most populous city … Continue reading »

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Suzhou

The excitement of Christmastide is over and I was reminded that I had not completed my China saga. I’m hoping to tie it up in this post so I can move on to our Philadelphia Cheesesteak Challenge and tell you about our beautiful Longwood Gardens Christmas adventure. We completed our Yangtze River cruise at the … Continue reading »

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