[This post is a little long, but you don’t want to miss the pictures at the end.]

Ni hao!  Welcome to my trip to China!  Technically, it’s my trip to East China and North China.  Someday, I hope to make a trip to South China.  That would include my return to Hong Kong, the city I fell in love with while I was in the Navy many years (decades, actually) ago.  Lately, I’ve also been thinking of visiting West-Central China, home of giant pandas and spicy Sichuan cuisine! [Read more…]