We arrived at about 730am. Our business partner wanted to come fetch us. He knew we were coming for a hols, so he specially made a trip back to his hometown or Harbin. Normally he is based in Dalian. So sweet right?
When we arrived, it was so cold, that the moisture on our eyelashes became [...]
Entries Tagged as 'China'
China Trip – Day 4
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips
China Trip – Day 3
December 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips
After lunch, brought the kids to their wet market. Then took a ride home in their trishaw, for only RMB2!
Before we left for the train station, Wang Ping’s family insisted to have dinner with us again, cos they had not met Matthew, as he was having drinks with our business partners the day before.
It was [...]
Tags: China·Train·Train ride to Harbin
China Trip – Day 2
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips
Before going to do some “work”, we brought the kids to the mall to buy some more winter wear, cos it was really really cold. We saw this auntie selling 冰糖葫芦 and we bought some. We bought the strawberries ones, the grapes ones and sweet potato ones. Quite yummy but quite sweet too.
We then had [...]
China Trip – Day 1
December 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips
So, we kissed Lizzie goodbye, and left with the kids to the airport.
This was the itinerary that I had planned.
15/12/09 – fly to Beijing, connect 2100hrs flight to Yanji, take a 2hour cab ride to Hunchun, reach there about midnight.
16/12/09 & 17/12/09 – business trip in Hunchun.
17/12/09 – take a overnight train ride of 10hours, [...]
China Trip Day 5
November 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips
I left for Singapore early next morning. It took me an entire day’s flight to get home.
Hunchun – Yanji Airport (2 hour bus ride + taxi)
Yanji – Beijing
Beijing – Shanghai
Shanghai – Singapore (0010hrs on 17/11/09)
When I arrived on 17th November 2009 morning, about 545am. Daddy brought Donald and Elizabeth to fetch me at the airport.
Donald [...]
China Trip Day 3
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips
Woke up early in the morning and peered out of the train window, what a beautiful snow scene! Reached Tumen train station at 6.30am.
At the train station and in the car, on the way to Hunchun.
My dad’s god-daughter, Wang Ping, drove all the way to the train station, from 5am in the morning, to fetch us. [...]
China Trip Day 1-2
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips
On 11 Nov 10pm, after I had put the kids to bed, Daddy sent me to the airport. I was to go to China for 6 days.
My flight was a red-eye flight, departing slightly over midnight on 12 Nov, and arriving Shanghai at 6.30am.
From Shanghai, I was to catch another flight to Dalian. But the [...]
