Re-connecting with relatives and making our way to Tibet.

Please refer to the maps below. The red dot on the China map shows our location the last time we were able to post an update and the green lines and numbered squares show where we’ve been. Click the links on the right for details of each entry and to see any related photos that we’ve posted.

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Gilles, Jenny and Victoria

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    • Shanghai: One last update

      Thursday, Aug. 13 – This morning, Jenny’s brother and sister-in-law joined us to pick up the new curtain for our bedroom. It took a while to leave the curtain store… Read more


    • Suzhou/Wuxi

      The area of Shanghai was under a typhoon alert for the past few days and extended a few more days. Early Sunday morning, we took the subway to the train… Read more


    • Shanghai: Return to the heat

      Again Jenny’s nephew and wife picked us up at the airport for the long ride to Jenny’s brother’s place. It was passed 2:30am before we got to bed…. but Jenny… Read more


    • Lhasa (Tibet): Part 2

      I guess the second part of our stay in Lhasa can be summarized by: Temple, Monastery and Palace. In order to visit the famous Potala Palace, prospective visitors must reserve… Read more


    • Lhasa (Tibet): Part 1

      As promised, Mr Cheng from our Kunming Travel Agency who arranged our Tibet Travel Entry permit, picked us up at our hotel at 5:30am for our 7am flight to Lhasa.… Read more