23 October 2013 – Wuhan, China
The city of Wuhan in Hubei Province of China is so big! We are taking a ferry from one part – Wuchang, to another – Hankou. Bonus: it’s on the Yangtze River!
The city of Wuhan in Hubei Province of China is so big! We are taking a ferry from one part – Wuchang, to another – Hankou. Bonus: it’s on the Yangtze River!
A tour of our fancy pants hotel on the campus of Wuhan Science and Technology University.
Checking out the sky high business of Pudong area across from the Bund in Shanghai, China.
We secure our train tickets from Shanghai to Wuhan, and breathe a sight of relief.
We are off on Part II of our China adventure, starting with taking the Mag[netic] Lev[itation] train from Pudong airport to Shanghai!
Nobuhiko, our host, took us to check out a local beach. Sad to leave Japan, it’s a magical place.
We say good bye to Kenji, our wonderful host in Tokyo!
A rainy beginning to our Tokyo adventure.
Taking a (grumpy) train from Nagano to stay at a traditional Japanese ryokan and bathe in the onsen baths (which were both delightful!)
One day retreat to Takayama.. definitely a tourist trap as a town, but probably worth it if you are staying more than 2 days for hikes etc.
We take a walk through a maze of o-torri gates at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Tokyo. It is a shinto shrine dedicated ot the gods of rice and sake.