Ellen and I are sitting in San Francisco waiting for our (slightly delayed) flight to Shanghai. There was so much that we had to get done in the last week that the extra few hours are a blessing: we can get a few more emails out before we "enter the dragon". It has been non-stop trying to get as much done as possible prior to being gone for a month.
So we are off to Asia...
10 countries
25 cities
So we are off to Asia...
10 countries
25 cities
31 days
77 total hours in the air
and over 30,000 miles of travel
And we are actually looking forward to the trip. This is what we have in store....
October:
3-4 – Travel to Shanghai, China from USA
5 – Shanghai, China: River and Shanghai city tour
6 – Lijiang, China: Banyan Tree Lodge
7 – Lijang, China: Leaping Tiger Gorge (Yangstee River Gorge)
8 – Lijang, China: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
9 – Beijing, China: Great Wall of China
10 – Beijing, China: Forbidden City Tour
11 – Lhasa, Tibet: Visit local primary school
12 – Lhasa, Tibet: Potala Palace “White Palace”
13 – Lhasa Tibet: Jokhang Temple
14 – Xi’an, China: Terra Cotta Warriors, Shaanxi Provincial Museum and the Wild Goose Pagoda
15 – 75 miles west of Xi’an: Famen Temple and Yangling Tombs
16 – Zhenzhou, China: Shaolin Temple
17 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Tour of Ulaanbaatar: Gandan Monestary, Museums and Gobi Cashmere Factory
18 – Dalanzadgad, Mongolia: Gobi Desert: Flaming Cliffs
19 – Kathmandu, Nepal: Bodnath Stupa
20 – Paro Bhutan: Rinpong Dzong & Dinner with a Rimpoche
21 – Paro, Bhutan: Hike to Tiger’s Nest Temple
22 – Bhopal, India to Sanchi India: Stupas
23 – Bodth Gaya, India: Mahabodhi Temple
24 – Varanasi, India: Sunrise Cruise on the Ganges Dharmedka Stupa
25 – Siem Reap, Cambodia & Angkor Cambodia: the Bayon and Terrace of the Elephants and Siem Reap market
26 – Danang, Vienam: Hio An a UNESCO world heritage site port city
27 – Hue, Cambodia: Tu Hieu Pagoda and Lunch with Monk Thich Giac Dao and then to Duc Son Pagoda orphanage
28 – Luang Prabang, Laos - Mekong River Cruise
29 – Osaka to Kyoto Japan: Travel day
30 – Nata, Japan: Todai-ji Temple world’s largest wooden building & Kasuga Shrine
31 – Kyoto, Japan - Jishoji-Temple Ginkaku, Nanzenji Temple and Konchi-in Garden
November
1-2 – Fly back to San Diego from Japan
3-4 – Travel to Shanghai, China from USA
5 – Shanghai, China: River and Shanghai city tour
6 – Lijiang, China: Banyan Tree Lodge
7 – Lijang, China: Leaping Tiger Gorge (Yangstee River Gorge)
8 – Lijang, China: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
9 – Beijing, China: Great Wall of China
10 – Beijing, China: Forbidden City Tour
11 – Lhasa, Tibet: Visit local primary school
12 – Lhasa, Tibet: Potala Palace “White Palace”
13 – Lhasa Tibet: Jokhang Temple
14 – Xi’an, China: Terra Cotta Warriors, Shaanxi Provincial Museum and the Wild Goose Pagoda
15 – 75 miles west of Xi’an: Famen Temple and Yangling Tombs
16 – Zhenzhou, China: Shaolin Temple
17 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Tour of Ulaanbaatar: Gandan Monestary, Museums and Gobi Cashmere Factory
18 – Dalanzadgad, Mongolia: Gobi Desert: Flaming Cliffs
19 – Kathmandu, Nepal: Bodnath Stupa
20 – Paro Bhutan: Rinpong Dzong & Dinner with a Rimpoche
21 – Paro, Bhutan: Hike to Tiger’s Nest Temple
22 – Bhopal, India to Sanchi India: Stupas
23 – Bodth Gaya, India: Mahabodhi Temple
24 – Varanasi, India: Sunrise Cruise on the Ganges Dharmedka Stupa
25 – Siem Reap, Cambodia & Angkor Cambodia: the Bayon and Terrace of the Elephants and Siem Reap market
26 – Danang, Vienam: Hio An a UNESCO world heritage site port city
27 – Hue, Cambodia: Tu Hieu Pagoda and Lunch with Monk Thich Giac Dao and then to Duc Son Pagoda orphanage
28 – Luang Prabang, Laos - Mekong River Cruise
29 – Osaka to Kyoto Japan: Travel day
30 – Nata, Japan: Todai-ji Temple world’s largest wooden building & Kasuga Shrine
31 – Kyoto, Japan - Jishoji-Temple Ginkaku, Nanzenji Temple and Konchi-in Garden
November
1-2 – Fly back to San Diego from Japan
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