Huaxia Zhilv Business Hotel Wenzhou

... meals, did our laundry and navigated us through the hospital maze. My mom and I got $2 “hair washes” which included 50 minutes of scalp, neck, shoulder and arms/hands massage as well as a quick blowdry. Paul got a haircut, which included everything in the “hair wash” and a cut and blowdry for $5. We ended up really liking my grandparents’ hometown for our short visit, and it felt like home to us too.

... and questions for us, as we’ve walked through the big cities. Everyone there asked us, "Are all these kids yours?" “You have 4 children?!” “These are 4 children from one family?!” along with comments like, “Oh, we’re not allowed to have more than one here. What country are you from? Do they allow you to have that many children?” In China ...

A family visit would not be complete without a visit to our ancestors' graves. We visited 4 gravesites on the hillside above my great grandfather's house. Here’s a picture of my great grandfather’s tomb. To scare the "evil spirits" away, my mom’s cousin set off fireworks at each gravesite. That was quite a thrill for the kids.

Paul bought a few Roman candles, small firecrackers and little cone shaped ...

My mom's relatives (first cousins and their families) were so 'keqi’, generous and kind. They invited us over for lunch and dinner, cooking fabulous 17 course meals! We got to see my greatgrandfather’s house (where my grandfather grew up, and my mom came to visit when she was a child). The house is outside of Qingtian city about 10-15 minutes ...

... 3). The whole country was off from Oct 1-8. We planned to stay in Qingtian until the holiday was over, to avoid all the crowds traveling at the same time. There was supposed to be 200 million people traveling over that week. We figured avoiding that would be a good idea!

My grandparents’ hometown, Qingtian, is known for being a mountainous area with carvable rock. Here’s an ...

On Sept. 4 China has "Teacher's Day" where students bring in cards and stuff to their teachers. My big question is why we have to work on Teacher's Day but meh, it's cute. There was a little party after work for the English teachers and they gave the four of us at our school some presents and cards and we played games.

I got lucky and I get to stay in my own classroom, which is nice, considering my schedule is really ...

Situated right next to what has to be the smelliest strip of water of all time is a beautiful little piece of land called Jiangxinyu. It`s a little island that has 500 year old temples ... and an amusement park ...

We saw a Buddhist ceremony and a roller coaster. Tim won me a little prize at the baseball booth. At first I grabbed a little ...

In the middle of the incredibly polluted Ou River there is a slice of paradise. Its called Jiangxin and boasts a mixture of serene gardens, bridges and shady spots complimented by a couple of government museums of Wenzhou history. There is also a Buddhist temple and oddly enough an ...

... my sister.

There was a 3 hour layover in Beijing which got extended to 4.5 hours because of some massive typhoon-like storm that hit Wenzhou. I slept through most of the 2 hour flight to Wenzhou, only to be awoken by some terrifyingly scary turbulence. Scared ... for ... life ... must ... sleep ...

We were picked up at the airport around 12:30am China time. The ride to our place was so surreal. It was ...

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