Thursday, December 01, 2005

It's Official, We Are Going To China

On March 2nd we leave on China Air from San Francisco Airport for 8 days and 7 nights in China. We will see the tip of the iceberg, but you have to start somehwere. Our first stop is Beijing and our last stop is Shanghai. The two cities in between I can't pronounce or spell. The cost is $1299 per person double occupancy. It includes round trip air fare, all hotels, two meals a day, sightseeing in busses with guides all eight days, and an in-country flight from Beijing to Shanghai. We are going with two other couples. We all are part of a tour planned by the Roseville Chamber of Commerce. $25 per person handles all the tips for the trip. One funny note, the trip coordinators advertise that we will stay in five star hotels in all but one city. In that city we stay at a Howard Johnson. I can't remember the last time I stayed at a Hojos. Any tips on China travel will be appreciated.

I'm off to Southern California for business for the next four days. Not the good part of Southern California. I'll be in Imperial County right on the Mexican border.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kathy,
My training partner is from Beijing, China and her folks still live there.
Her e-mail address is
Yan.Wang@frb.Mpls.org. I know she would love to help you out. Someone from the TS department went in August and her parents invited them to join them at a great restaurant and show them around.
Vicky

Unknown said...

Awesome. Just be sure to have your meds the air pollution in Beijing is something fierce.

Sumant said...

Wow ! Trip to China !! I think you got a really great deal, under $1300. I look forward to read your China adventure when it happens. I also plan to take this trip in future.