tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87483897990848590052024-03-13T21:05:50.766-07:00Emerald City ErinAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-38262095980054894222018-03-20T04:36:00.000-07:002018-03-20T04:36:04.790-07:00Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, CambodiaAfter a few days in Phnom Penh we flew to Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit the Ankor Wat Temple Archeological Complex. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but this was definitely the highlight of our trip. We really enjoyed visiting all the temples, they each had their own unique qualities. There is so much we didn't get to see I hope to be able to visit again in the future.<br />
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Our routine for our time in Siem Reap was to visit the temple in the morning. We would have lunch, then head to the hotel for Little O's nap, and after a nap it was time to swim! I'm pretty sure that O liked the swimming best, but I was pleasantly surprised how much he liked visiting the temples.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first views of the temple.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weather was great, but hot, while we were in Siem Reap.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our last day in Cambodia I got up at about 3am to watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat. It wasn't a perfectly clear day but it was beautiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was not the only one that got up at an unreasonable hour to watch the sun rise.</td></tr>
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Sorry that was more of a photo dump then an informative post. There were just too many pictures that I wanted to share and this is just a small sampling from our visit. I highly recommend visiting Angkor Wat if you ever get a chance. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-37776438692275965782018-02-28T05:44:00.000-08:002018-02-28T05:44:59.274-08:00Phnom Penh, CambodiaFor the 2016 Golden Week holiday we went to Cambodia. First we spent a couple days in Phnom Penh.<br />
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While in Cambodia we often rode around in a 'remok'. A remok is basically a motorcycle pulling a carriage. They were inexpensive and always available. <br />
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We visited the Royal Palace a couple of times, at least the grounds. It is still a private residence so it is only open certain hours and the majority of the complex is closed to the public. We went by one day but it ended up being closed. Little O had fun chasing the pigeons. When we finally made it back it was raining. <br />
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Although it was hard to read and think about we also visited the killing fields and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. The killing fields are sites where more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge Regime during its rule from 1975 to 1979. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum was a high school before it was used by the regime as a security prison. There were a few parts of this museum that were very graphic, so J and I took turns keeping Little O company. I did not know much about the regime and what they did. It was hard to see and hear about what happened to the people that went through those doors. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Killing Fields - this building was filled with the bones of victims that were buried at this site.</td></tr>
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After a few days in the capitol of Cambodia we went north to Siem Reap. I will write about our visit there in my next post. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-6040319158752313882018-01-30T18:33:00.000-08:002018-01-30T18:33:16.440-08:00Quick trip to NanjingWe decided to take a quick two day trip to Nanjing. Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province and only a one hour high speed train ride away. While we were there we got to see an old ship, a temple, the old city wall, a massacre memorial and a memorial for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The pollution as terrible and it was rather cold, but we still enjoyed our visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got a little lost with this dude (this was the half way point) even with all the walking he did great. He was excited to finally get a snack though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ship is what we were trying to get to when we got lost.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We left an hour before J, but he got there about 15 minutes before us...I shouldn't have trusted Apple Maps!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This large statue was outside the Massacre Memorial.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the old city wall, it is 600 years old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, no trip to a new city would be complete without a trip to a local brewery. Gao Master did not disappoint. </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-61439373420669567712018-01-25T17:27:00.001-08:002018-01-25T17:27:19.910-08:00Playing catch up!Hello, anyone out there? Anyone still listening? I wouldn't be surprised if there is no one, it has been far too long since I wrote anything. I am working on a few posts to get updated. It shouldn't take too long to catch up with the present day as we did not do as much travel over the last year. I just got busy with the day to day life here in China. But, one of my goals for the year is to write more blog posts. So be on the look out for some posts of our past travels and hopefully some present day fun too.<br />
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And just in case you have forgotten what we look like here is a photo of us from a couple of months ago:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-56296010838623356632017-05-30T06:11:00.003-07:002017-05-30T06:11:34.822-07:00Round HousesIn October of 2016 J had to go to Xiamen, China for work. We decided that Little O and I should join J for the weekend to do some sightseeing. J was particularly excited to be in this area because he has wanted to visit the Chinese round houses since before we moved to China.<br />
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Round houses are large multi-family communal living structures. This style is unique to the Hakka people from Southern China. The round walled villages were designed for defense, there is only one entrance and no windows on the ground level. Typically the structures were three to four stories tall with one meter thick walls. Each level had a different function - 1st for livestock and the well; 2nd for food storage and the 3rd/4th were for living.<br />
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To get to this village we had to get up early for a long/curvy/high speed drive from the city of Xiamen out to the hills. The drive is especially memorable because Little O got carsick...twice! The village was interesting, but overall it wasn't a great day. He also go threw up in one of the round houses, you know the 600 year old UNESCO World Heritage site! Thankfully the drive back to Xiamen was less eventful.<br />
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At the village that we visited there was one round house that was a museum (in the first picture it is the largest round building just to the left of the square house) and the others were still being used as family homes.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-18883528239657252712017-05-21T07:25:00.000-07:002017-05-21T07:25:08.823-07:00Guilin, ChinaLast July we spent a long weekend in Guilin, China. This area of China has beautiful scenery that is very different to other areas that we have visited. There were many hills and there is a river that goes through the city. <br />
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While we were there we got to see a elephant rock, a temple a night cruise on a canal on a day cruise on a boat to another city called Yangshuo. The picture above shows the elephant rock, the elephants trunk is above my head. We climbed many steps to get to the top of this little hill. There was a very nice view of the river and the city below. <br />
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One evening we went on a night cruise on a canal that went through the city. It was really nice. There were so many things with bright lights. Little O really enjoyed it!<br />
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A highlight of the trip was going to see the rice terraces. Getting there took much longer than Little O wanted, although he really enjoyed walked through the rice fields. It was a beautiful day. We walked through rice terraces, and a tiny town that is only accessed by foot. We ate lunch outside with an amazing view. <br />
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We took a long cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo. It was not the best idea to do with a very active toddler. It was not a hug boat and all Little O wanted to do was run around. There were many pretty spots to look at along the way. It was neat to see the scene that is on the back of the 20Yuan note. Our cruise ended in Yangshuo. It looked like a cute little town, unfortunately we only had a short time to visit. <br />
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Little O's favorite part of our vacation was swimming in the hotel pool. He liked to jump in, get out, jump in and repeat as many time as I would let him.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-17837509714535785272017-05-19T06:29:00.000-07:002017-05-19T06:29:16.680-07:00Dragon Boat FestivalOn the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, in China it is called 端午节(duan wu jie), the west we call it Dragon Boat Festival. Every year in Suzhou there is a dragon boat race on Jinji Lake which is very near to our house. Last year we went to watch a few of the races. <br />
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We got a decent spot at the starting line. Unfortunately we only got to watch a couple of minutes then our view of the race was obstructed by a building. Little O didn't mind at all. He enjoyed watching all the people and the next group of racers getting ready. <br />
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Just before the first race a group of paragliders when flying past. Everyone was excited to see them go whizzing past. <br />
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The boats were brightly colored. There were many different groups. There were even a few boats that had all foreigners rowing.<br />
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The traditional food of Dragon Boat Festival is 粽子(zong zi), or stick rice dumplings. I had not had one of these before so we stopped to get one on our way back to the subway. These dumplings are made from glutinous rice and stuffed with different fillings, then wrapped in a bamboo leaf before being boiled. I am glad that I gave them a try, but this is one of the many Chinese food items that is not for me. <br />
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This years Dragon Boat Festival is just a week away. I don't plan on trying the traditional food, but I do hope that we can make it over to the lake to see a few of the races.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-45524335980541372082017-04-30T18:40:00.000-07:002017-04-30T18:40:41.824-07:00Year in PhotosLast May I decided to take one picture a day for an entire year and I made it! I used an app to keep all my pictures in a calendar. I love looking back at past months to see what we were up to.<br />
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May 2016<br />
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May was a typical month. A few play/coffee dates with friends and hanging out at home. <br />
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June 2016<br />
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June was a pretty normal month around here as well. J had a few days off work for Dragon Boat festival. J also celebrated his birthday this month. <br />
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July 2016<br />
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July was a busy month. We potty trained Little O, it went better than expected! We went to Shanghai for a day with friends. And we traveled to Guilin, China for a long weekend. <br />
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August 2016<br />
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August was a good month. Mostly a typical month with playing outside, getting beers with friends. The highlight of the month was when Little O started preschool!! He goes five days a week, and rides the bus. Most days he loves it, but he does occasionally want to stay home and hangout with me. <br />
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September 2016<br />
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September was a month to get used to our new normal. Little O is at preschool every day and I started a mandarin course at a local University five days a week as well. We still had time to see friends, celebrate my birthday and go on a couple date nights. <br />
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October 2016<br />
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The first week of October is the national week holiday. We all had time off work/school so we headed to Cambodia. We visited Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, the best part of the trip was definitely Angkor Wat. It was amazing, I hope to visit again some day. <br />
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November 2016<br />
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November was a month for apartment searching/packing, and saying good-bye to friends. Our good friends moved to southern China, we were very sad to see them go. We were also busy looking for a new apartment, our landlord wanted to give our old apartment to his newly married son/daughter-in-law. Again we were sad to leave our old apartment, but we were able to find a new place in our same complex. <br />
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December 2016<br />
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Typically we would spend December in the USA, but this year we decided to do it a little differently. We spent the last two weeks of the month traveling around Thailand. It was a great trip, but it felt like we didn't have a Christmas. Before leaving on our trip we did get to do a few Christmas events, like visiting Santa, a Christmas market in Shanghai and brunch with good friends.<br />
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January 2017<br />
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Just a normal month again in January. A few play dates, my cellphone died, manicure/pedicure for me, and we ended the month celebrating our third wedding anniversary. <br />
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February 2017<br />
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Nothing too exciting happened in February. Little O was home sick for a week with a fever. We took the train to Shanghai with friends.<br />
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March was a fun month! Little O turned three!! J went to the US for work while Little O and I went to Osaka, Japan to visit my brother. My mom, dad, sister and niece were also visiting. It was a really fun partial-family reunion.<br />
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April 2017<br />
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This part month was again a fairly typical month. The weather has warmed up and the rain has mostly stopped so we had a few outdoor playdates. We also randomly meet a university classmate of my brother and sister in laws through the parent of one of Little O's classmates.<br />
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So there you have it a quick recap of what we have been up to for the last year. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-40874176267375280192017-04-30T18:35:00.000-07:002017-04-30T18:35:21.482-07:00Sorry!<span style="font-size: large;">I know I've been terrible at writing posts for a while now. Both Little O and I started school in September, he in preschool and me in University learning Chinese. I hope to get caught up with our travels as my school year is coming to an end soon. I can't promise that I will be perfect as we have a busy summer ahead of us. But I will do my best to post regularly. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-65469536403528125512016-09-27T19:00:00.000-07:002016-09-27T19:00:28.679-07:00Quick USA recapIn April Little O and I had a quick trip to the USA so I could attend the wedding of a good friend of mine from University. We were also there for Easter and had the chance to see a lot of friends. I did not take as many pictures as I normally do, so here are a few highlights from our two week trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting to find some candy! A side note, my mom made the purple bunny costume...in the 80's, at least I think that it when it was.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't get many pictures on Easter, but I love this one with my best friend. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trip home would not be complete without a play date with our PEPS friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throwing rocks into Capitol Lake never gets old</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did not get enough time with these beautiful ladies. </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-83841280465077426512016-09-17T17:41:00.000-07:002016-09-26T01:13:58.227-07:00Chinese New Year 2016: Bali, the FlowersI am definitely my father's daughter! Where he takes pictures of every interesting door he sees on vacation, I do the same for flowers. Or at least I did when we were on our trip to Bali, Indonesia. But really they are beautiful and very different than the flowers I see every day.<br />
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Since I took a few (possibly too many) I decided they deserved their own post. So here are the many flowers and plants of Bali!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-85167122469617292442016-09-14T19:34:00.002-07:002016-09-14T19:34:21.064-07:00Chinese New Year 2016: Bali - Part 2On one of our days on Bali we visited a few of the tourist sites around the island. It was a busy day, but really good. Our first stop was to see a traditional Indonesian dance. The performance we saw was the Barong and Keris dance. Barong is a mythological lion-like creature, he is a good spirit. Barong has an enemy, Rangda, she is the demon queen. The performance features a battle between Barong and Rangda. The Keris dance is a popular scene where Rangda wreaks havoc with black magic, causing soldiers to commit suicide by stabbing themselves with their own kris'. Barong and the priest are able to cast a spell to protect the men. <br />
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It was a really fun show to watch. Little O felt that it was a little longer than necessary. He did enjoy playing the metallophone after the performance. (I think this is the correct name for the instrument.)<br />
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After the dance performance we went to a few shops to see traditional Indonesian arts and crafts. These stops "conveniently" had large gift shops to purchase the craft you had just seen. <br />
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Our next stop was gross and tasty all at the same time. We got to taste some traditional teas and we had a cup of Kopi Luwak coffee. The teas were very nice and the view was enjoyable. Kopi Luwak coffee is coffee that has been partially digested and defecated by a civet (a cat-like animal). Yup, basically we drank a cup of poop coffee. It was just a very strong cup of coffee to me, but I am not a coffee connoisseur. <br />
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We visited a few temples as well, Bali has a lot of temples! Unfortunately I do not remember the names of the temples, but here are a few pictures from what we saw. <br />
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Our last stop of the day was to the bat temple, I am not sure if that is the official name, but that is what I am calling it. The next picture is part of the bat temple<br />
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Now let's zoom in a little above that yellow umbrella to see what is really going on in that cave...yes those are bats and yes there are hundreds of them! Yuck! <br />
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While visiting Bali we also took a cooking class. It was really fun and the food was delicious! It was a little bit hard to do with Little O because he wanted to be involved. He did like to eat the 'fruits of our labor'! I was too busy cooking to take any pictures. <br />
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Overall we had an amazing trip to Bali. I hope that we are able to go back some day and explore a different part of this beautiful island. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-55233031334683156082016-08-01T20:02:00.002-07:002016-08-01T20:02:56.074-07:00Chinese New Year 2016: Bali, Indonesia This year for J's Chinese New Year break (February) we headed to Bali, Indonesia. It was one of the best trips we have taken so far. We LOVE Bali! We stayed at the <a href="http://santrian.com/griya/">Griya Santrain</a>, and it was a great fit for us. The location was perfect, there were three pools to choose from and the beach was just steps away as well. It was also close to many restaurants and shops. As usual I took a ton of photos so I'll be breaking up our trip into a few posts so that you aren't overwhelmed with all the pictures. <br />
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Our first day was spent checking out our surroundings, a quick trip to the beach and an unexpected show with dinner. We had dinner at a hotel that was down the beach from us. We happened to be eating when a Balinese dance performance started. Little O loved it! He wanted to go out on stage and join them. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little O discovered 'dip' (aka Ketchup) on this trip. He is a big fan!</td></tr>
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A couple of days later we headed to the other side of the island to visit <a href="http://deuscustoms.com/">Deus Ex Machina</a>. This<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTbML38nSPRiBVg99ScTn2QZ15lexaKPmxGe7LszhY9VyhUCU1d4Il-HINUt47kIBq65d2s1svdPzoTuNbsOOUsm0BX0ft7AKt6A4Rq3kUVEv_fovi08L7W746szz27j2AEpd1BuWzhBM/s1600/IMG_0142e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a> place was really cool, there was a kids area with a small table, crayons and a few toys. They also had a large outdoor lounging area, but it was a bit too hot to enjoy that on the day we were visiting. Deus Ex Machina rebuilds and customizes motorcycles. J was very excited to get to visit one of their shops a they don't have many. <br />
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It was too bad it was on the other side of the island from where we were staying. It was totally worth the long (45 minutes) and expensive cab ride. It is definitely a gathering place for people with great food and events like movie nights and bands. I'm sure if we had been staying closer to it we would have gone back at least one more time. <br />
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Stay tuned for more from our Bali trip!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-16317684049253378832016-07-28T06:43:00.000-07:002016-07-28T06:45:01.540-07:00Little O!I guess now that he is two I can't call him Baby O any more. For Little O's birthday (you know...four months ago) we had a few friends over to celebrate with some cake and presents. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-84177328600779987442016-07-28T06:13:00.001-07:002016-07-28T06:13:38.376-07:00A Picture a Week | 51 & 52/52Better late than never right?!? Here are the last of the 52 weeks of Baby O. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-24059171286881062402016-07-28T00:30:00.001-07:002016-07-28T00:30:30.932-07:00The Frozen NorthIt seems fitting that on a 93 degree day I talk about our adventures in negative 13 degree weather! Way back in January we headed to Harbin, China to see the Ice festival with my friend and her family. Unfortunately this was my least favorite trip we have taken...possibly the worst trip of my life, but that seems extreme. Anyway, plain and simple it was FREEZING! I don't think I can truly explain how extremely cold it was in Harbin.<br />
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I had seen pictures of the Harbin Ice Festival and added it to our list of places to visit while we are living here in China. So, when my friend asked if we wanted to join them on a weekend trip to Harbin I immediately said, yes! <br />
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While researching the city I noticed that people mentioned that it was cold and to pack many layers. We had thick coats, lots of thick socks, gloves, mittens, scarves, blankets, hats and thermal underwear. But it was not enough! I will admit that it was a colder than normal weekend everywhere in China. It was -25 Celsius (-13 Fahrenheit). It was hard for me to enjoy most of the activities that we did because of the cold. <br />
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Ok enough with the whining about how very cold it was. While we were there we visited a Siberian tiger park. This was an interesting visit. It wasn't like visiting a zoo in the USA, but it also wasn't what I was expecting. We were crammed into a non heated bus with bars on the windows. Then we were driven around the park to look at the animals. Most of the animals were able to roam free, there were a few at the end that were in smaller enclosure/cages. There wasn't anyone guiding the drive through the park, just a drive from one gated area to the next with a stop so we could take pictures. Towards the end there were some tigers that were eating chickens. After exiting the bus there was a barred pathway that we could go on. On this section of the park you could pay to feed the tigers live chickens. I have heard that there are options to feed them larger animals as well, but I didn't see this. <br />
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The main event in Harbin is the Snow and Ice World. Snow and Ice World features full sized buildings made of 2-3' thick ice from the Songhua River. There were many sculptures as well as a few slides. Now that I have experienced this I know that visiting Harbin would be been much better without Baby O. It is more suited for kids twelve and older.<br />
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All of the brightly colored ice buildings were neat to see, but we ended up only staying in Snow and Ice World for about thirty minutes. It was just too cold for the kids and us really. We had to wait in a very long line for the bus back to the city. Baby O cried, I cried, it was terrible!<br />
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We had some time before our flights on our last day in Harbin so we walked around an ice sculpture park that was near our hotel. It also had a slide and an ice bar that was open in the evening. <br />
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Our trip didn't end on a very good note either. Our flight had been canceled, but we didn't realize it until we got to the airport. We did get a flight that day but it didn't depart until 9:30pm. We had six hours to hangout at the airport before getting to go home. <br />
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Unfortunately we didn't have the best experience in Harbin. But I think we were unlucky to visit when it was very cold throughout China. I hope that this wont dissuade anyone from visiting. I just recommend packing what you think you'll need and then pack a few more items to keep you warm, just in case :)<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-27549676463930856872016-03-09T07:20:00.000-08:002016-03-09T07:20:04.561-08:00USA Trip RecapFor the month of December Baby O and I were in the USA, J was there too, just not as long. It was a very busy trip! I took about approximately six hundred photos (not including pictures on my cell phone). I could bore you with several posts including an excessive amount of photos of Baby O, but instead I have narrowed it down to ten pictures to (kind of) sum-up our trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wine tasting with some of my best girlfriends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with cousins at Great Grandma's house in Missouri.</td></tr>
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Ok, I know these pictures do not do a very good job of showing what we did, but they are some of my favorites and I had to narrow it down! Here's what else we got up to while in the US: spent time with great friends, had many Christmas celebrations, got together with our PEPS group, visited J's family in Missouri, and spent a few days at Disneyland. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-13994707674722960112016-03-01T05:52:00.004-08:002016-03-01T05:52:53.602-08:00Visiting an Organic FarmIn October we went to an organic farm with some friends. There is a grocery deliver service that we use out of Shanghai, <a href="http://www.kateandkimi.com/">Kate & Kimi</a>. There are some imported food that we can only get through this service and they also put on community events. Unfortunately most of the events are in Shanghai so we are unable to participate.<br />
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The farm visit started with a picnic lunch and a little talk by a couple of the farmers. Kate & Kimi provided sandwiches, and the farm provided a fresh salad. It was all very delicious. After our lunch we got a tour of the farm. <br />
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We saw where all the fruit and vegetables are grown. We also got to see the animals that live/work on the farm. There were chickens, goats, pigs and a couple of dogs. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-10335916223322329252016-03-01T02:15:00.001-08:002016-03-01T02:15:07.051-08:00Vietnam: Ha Long Bay CruiseOne of my favorite parts of our trip to vacation to Vietnam was the two day/one night cruise that we took around Ha Long Bay. I wish that we could have gone on a longer cruise, but the duration was perfect for Baby O. I don't think he enjoyed the lack of space to run and be free. <br />
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Our trip started with a four hour long van ride from Hanoi out to Ha Long. This was the worst part of our two day trip, but we all made it and I don't think the other passengers hated us.<br />
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While we were on the boast we participated in a few of the activities. We went swimming, for a boat ride, I took a early morning Tai Chi class and went for a "hike" through a cave. There was also a cooking class that we could have done, but Baby O was napping so I read on the terrace while J got a massage. <br />
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I highly recommend taking a cruise on Ha Long Bay if you are in Vietnam. The view were beautiful, food delicious and very friendly people.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-49380835165388135712016-02-29T22:36:00.002-08:002016-02-29T22:36:29.468-08:00A Picture a Week | 40-50/52Obviously I am a little bit behind on writing so here are a bunch of pictures of Baby O.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All bundled up in Harbin, China</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He loves dip! (aka ketchup) Some times he likes to put it on like lipstick. </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-29101129458121552402016-01-14T03:32:00.003-08:002016-01-14T03:32:44.441-08:00Vietnam: Hanoi The second half of our trip we spent in the city of Hanoi. The city felt very different any much smaller than Ho Chi Minh City. This could be because we didn't really leave the old quarter, but there was plenty to do and see.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our hotel. There were tall skinny buildings everywhere. </td></tr>
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The first thing on our list was find some Vietnamese coffee. We didn't have to go far, but we did. We were in search of a specific place that J had read about. We didn't find it but the place we went to was good. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I liked mine iced and J liked it hot. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The seats at the little coffee shops like this one were Baby O sized. </td></tr>
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After coffee we were ready to check out Hoa Lo Prison. Hao Lo Prison was initially used by the French colonist in Vietnam for political prisoners. It was later used by the North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. American prisoners called it the "Hanoi Hilton". <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign by this said that sixteen political prisoners escaped through this<br />
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That evening we attended a Water Puppet Show. Baby O really enjoyed the show too! Well most of it. The show runs about thirty-five minutes and that was about five minutes too long for Baby O. Water puppetry dates back to the 11th century. Traditionally the water puppets were used to entertain each other when the rice fields flooded. Todays puppets are made of lacquered wood on long bamboo rods. The puppeteers are hidden behind a screen.<br />
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After the show we went in search of a Pho restaurant, but it turns out Pho is traditionally served for breakfast. We ended up at a nice restaurant with a great view of the lake. <br />
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The next two days we spent on a cruise of Ha Long Bay. I am going to write a separate post about this so this one doesn't get too long.<br />
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Our last day in Vietnam was good, but not action packed. We of course went for a coffee after breakfast. J had a conference call for work, I repacked, we did a little shopping and we went to the Ethnology Museum. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology focuses on the fifty-four ethnic groups in Vietnam. The three acre property has an outdoor exhibit showing the many different styles of dwellings. This was my favorite part of the museum because we got to climb into and walk around all the different styles of dwellings. <br />
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I loved our trip to Vietnam! The food, the history, the people, it was all so interesting. We only had nine days to explore and it definitely was not enough. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-39800351062875773422016-01-12T23:04:00.000-08:002016-01-12T23:04:06.887-08:00Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Part 2Our first day in HCMC felt packed! The rest of our time in HCMC didn't feel as busy. We started our next day with a trip to the Ben Thanh market. It seemed like you could get anything there. We saw food stalls, tea, fresh meat, live fish, veggies, shoes, all kinds of clothes, purses and they were all crammed into one building.<br />
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For lunch that day we went in search of The Lunch Lady. This "restaurant" was featured on one of Anthony Bourdain's shows. We have tried other places that he recommended and haven't been disappointed yet. The Lunch Lady serves soup from a couple of carts, we were lucky that it happened to be near our hotel. There is only one option every day. I'm not sure what our soup was called but it was good. I also ordered a milk tea, well I thought it was just a milk tea I was surprised with my first sip that it also had bailey's (or something similar) in it as well.<br />
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After lunch we went to the Ho Chi Minh City Museum and to a local park. Baby O loved the park, and he didn't even play on any of the play equipment! There were a couple of teenagers playing saxophone, so he did a little bit of dancing. Then he slowly walked past all the people sitting on the park benches enjoying an afternoon coffee and chat with friends. He did not wave or say hello, just looked at them and slowly walked past as he usually does. Then he found a group of girls practicing a dance routine and he walked right up to the front and joined them. The girls were very cute. You could tell they wanted to stop and check Baby O out but they also needed to finish their song. As soon as it was over there was a lot of oohing and ahhing, and he promptly ran away. <br />
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The next day we had a tour planned to see the Cu Chi Tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels are a huge network of underground tunnels. The tunnels were used by the Viet Cong soldiers during the Vietnam War. They were quite interesting to walk (really almost crawl) though some of the tunnels. They were very hot and humid and there were bats. Ick! When our tour guide brought us back to the city he helped us order some delicious banh mi sandwiches. <br />
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That afternoon we went for a tasty Vietnamese coffee (we had Vietnamese coffee every day, usually twice) and it started pouring. It was crazy! It was a nice sunny day and all of a sudden torrential downpour. So we had two coffees to wait out the downpour. Once it had stopped raining enough for us to get a taxi we headed to the hotel to get our luggage and head to the airport. Up next Hanoi. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-37511958184165926322016-01-12T23:03:00.002-08:002016-01-12T23:03:43.436-08:00Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Part 1At the beginning of October J gets a week off work for National Day. This year we decided to head to Vietnam. We had a bit of a rough start to our journey. We spent all day at the airport but didn't go any where. Our tickets were "suspended" and apparently neither the airline or Expedia could do anything about it! It was very frustrating, and in the end we book a flight for the next day with a different airline (and NOT through Expedia).<br />
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Our first full day in HCMC was a busy one. We went to the War Remnants Museum. It was really interesting. There are some powerful (and graphic) photographs. I wish that we could have had more time here, but they closed at noon for a lunch break so we had to rush a bit at the end. <br />
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We had lunch at Pasteur Street Brewing Company. Baby O slept though most of it. The place was tiny! The beer and sandwiches were really good. <br />
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After lunch we went to the Reunification Palace. The palace was originally built in 1868 as a residence for the French governor-general. After the French departed the South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem moved in. Diem was very unpopular, his own air force bombed the palace in 1962 in an attempt to kill him. Diem ordered a new palace be built in the same location, this time with a large bomb shelter in the basement (it was also a communications center). Constructions was completed on the current building in 1966. The 1960's style and décor were still in place at the Palace. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby O makes friends everywhere he goes!</td></tr>
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That evening we did a Foodie tour with <a href="https://xotours.vn/tours/vietnam-food-tour.html">XO Tours</a>. It was a blast! We each rode on a scooter with our Vietnamese driver (Baby O rode with me in the Egro carrier). We ate a ton of food - lemongrass soup; BBQ goat breast, frog, shrimp and okra; and lastly we had some seafood and dessert. J tried an unhatched chicken egg, I just couldn't do it. The food was all delicious, and we got to see a lot of the city. Baby O did a great job, even though we kept him out way past bedtime. And the drivers LOVED him!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-4332120440383705212016-01-08T14:57:00.003-08:002016-01-08T14:57:30.480-08:00A Picture a Week | 40/52<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was such a treat having our friends on our flight back to China! I am so blessed that their little family is part of our life.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206336188733539405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748389799084859005.post-49379265989694700832016-01-08T14:55:00.000-08:002016-01-08T14:55:13.293-08:00A Picture a Week | 39/52<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas morning Silly String fight with the cousins courtesy of Santa!! </td></tr>
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