More Memories of China
The UmbrellaBy John LynnA cool, rainy day provided me with one of the most memorable events of my tour of China. We had driven some good distance from Guilin to visit an old, rural village that pressed against a river. In earlier times it had been prosperous as a...
Third Day – Guest Writers
The Tea Plantationby Elza GrossOn a rainy morning near Guilin we spent a couple of hours at a charming organic tea plantation where we learned the fine art of brewing tea. For those of us who are used to plunking a tea bag in a cup of boiling water, we had a lot to...
Many Voices
Nan and Ro's Excellent Adventureby Rosanna SchmidgallThe rains fell. And fell. And fell. No one escaped the soaking. Not even Nan, who always has the sun at her beck and call.Fast forward to Guilin and the quest for dry pants and shoes. Ro takes Nan in hand and we...
Impressions
Yangshou Village in the Rain by Bonnie SchwartzOur adventure in Yangshou Village began in the lobby of the hotel where everyone scrambled to open packed suitcases to take out boots, umbrellas and parkas as we watched the pouring rain bounce several feet in the air and...
Pictures Link
We cannot view our blog apparently because of internet censorship here.If the link at the bottom of todays blog does not work tryhttp://nanrae.com/photos-1.html for some more photos.
Two Day Ketsup!
We are starting to speak strangely as demonstrated by today's title.(I forgot to tell you that we had also gone to Tiger Hill while in Suzhou.) Yesterday morning we coached back to Shanghai from Suzhou just in time to make the #1 Silk Factory by noon to see a...
Guilin, China
We flew in too late tonight to blog. Ketchup tomorrow!
SO MANY PICTURES …
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IF IT’S TUESDAY……………
I think it's Wednesday because we lost a day at the International Dateline but it's still Tuesday to me. We are getting in so much of China that it's possible we've been here a week or two. This A.M. our coach drove us to Suzhou which I though was a humble little...
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
What a wonderful way to begin our 'China Journey'. PAINTING! You can see how engrossed we all were. After that grand inspiration, fortified with lunch, we went to the Bund and were enchanted by a tea ceremony and lecture. On to the Shanghai Art Museum. Can you imagine...
WELCOME…
to my personal blog where I’ll be sharing adventures and how I determine each day to live joyfully as an Artist, Teacher, and Author. My latest book “What If… We Have the Power to Change Our Lives” an inspirational book that hopefully will empower you to live your best life! You can find me and my work at nanraestudio.com My hope is that this blog will inspire you to find joy everywhere and in everything and that is what I wish for you!