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...
Trip to China March 14 – 28, 2019

Trip to China March 14 – 28, 2019

March  21, 2019 After eating breakfast we took shuttles to Houtu Tea Factory in Shengzhou.  They showed us the factory, gave us a talk, set up a mid-day snack, and a tour of there tea museum.  It was a pretty rainy morning, so it was nice that we were...
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...
Trip to China March 14 – 28, 2019

Trip to China March 14 – 28, 2019

Tea Tasting Ceremony at the Yangtze River Park After a good night’s rest on March 17, 2019, woke up and ate a lovely breakfast. After breakfast, we were shuttled to a Tea Tasting Ceremony at the Yangtze River Park in Yibin near the site where two rivers form the...