What a Visit

Our family David, Roxanne, Norman, and Karen came to visit us in China.  We spent 4 weeks touring around.  We really did a deep dive into China and some of our favorites were attending a village festival, being honored with a home-cooked meal of delicious snails, and listening to our guide share his personal spiritual convictions in a sacred Buddhist temple.  

We have 893 pictures in our shared photo file, which remind us of memories made that we will always cherish.

Each stop we picked one descriptive word.

Guilin/Yangshuo:

1. David:  Engaging
2. Norman: Pagodas
3. Karen: New
4. Roxanne: Unforgettable
5. Doug: Peaceful
6. Cindy: Spectacular

Hanoi and Ha Long Bay Vietnam:

1. Norman: Emerald
2. Karen: Friendship
3. Roxanne: Bittersweet
4. Doug: Awesome
5. Cindy:  Magical
6. David: Mysterious

Sapa, Vietnam:

1. Karen: Adventurous
2. Roxanne: Otherworldly
3. Doug: Unimaginable
4. Cindy:  Awareness
5. David: Immersed
6. Norman: Fascinating

Dali/Lijiang: 

1. Roxanne: Symmetry
2. Doug: Quaint
3. Cindy:  Balance
4. David: Convergence
5. Norman: Tolerance
6. Karen:  Levels

Xi'an: 

1. Doug: Home
2. Cindy:  Dynasties
3. David: Friendship
4. Norman: Protection
5. Karen:  Wolves
6. Roxanne: Elaborate

Beijing: 

1. Cindy:  Unfathomable
2. David: Great
3. Norman: Foreboding
4. Karen:  Defensive
5. Roxanne: Businesslike
6. Doug:  Alleys