China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

March 23, 2019 Part 2 of West Lake Park in Hangzhou, China More pictures of West Lake. The rest of my trip was relatively quiet, except I really enjoyed my shower at the Hilton at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, it was a godsend. Who knew $7.42 was so worth it. I had...
China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

March 23, 2019, continued Not sure why I am taking 4 weeks to discuss one day. I had tons of pictures in the beginning too.   The Houtu tea factory, museum, and tasting room were gorgeous to see. The first two pictures are us walking into Houtu. The pillar...
China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

March 23, 2019 In the morning we traveled towards Hangzhou and had lunch at a delish restaurant that was right next to the Houtu tea factory, museum, and tasting room. We did a tour of the factory and it was very nice to see. The head of the Houtu factories was nice...
China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

March 20, 2019 The last day in Yibin was filled with exploring the place we had the 1st Confederation of International Tea Smallholders (CITS) Meeting. The place had a greenhouse and tea gardens.  We took a tour and were entertained until the meeting. The meeting...
China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

China Trip March 14 – 28, 2019

March 19, 2019 The Raabs and I did go to the Specialty Tea Exhibit again on the morning of March 19, 2019. We were able to see the whole exhibition, the day before we were only there for about a half hour to hour.  When you have about eight people it is harder to...