Nanyuan Chain Inns Taizhou

... antibiotics in the IV as well. So we went in to the local hospital and Elise got her IV fluids in the "infusion room" along with about 100 other people. It was a lot like getting IV in a bus station. She completed her treatment in 1-1/2 hours and they sent us home. She had 2 days of IV and seemed to be on the mend. She stopped throwing up and seemed to be feeling better. So the doctor gave us the go ahead to leave town. It ...

... assume that I am from here, that I married a foreigner (since the kids are obviously not 100% Chinese), and that we had the kids overseas. They think we’re just back visiting family or that the kids are being brought up here, so that they speak Chinese and the local Qingtian dialect. It is actually quite refreshing to see all the babies and toddlers and families with more than one child.

... in the city. We actually used Roman candles, firecrackers, M-80s and some cones that made awesome spark displays. Roman candles shoot fireballs with a firecracker in the center that blew up after shot. The firecrackers we set off individually and sometimes we emptied out the gunpowder onto a rock and lit it for a big flare. M-80s are sticks of dynamite that could blow up a hand. Last of all, the cones shot green colored sparks.

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 ...

... so are my students. I got grade 8's and the majority of them are incredibly rambunctious, messy, and loud. Every time I come into my classroom after lunch, the room is in shambles. I can't lock my door so it's invaded when I'm not there. They write all over what I have written on the board if they haven't erased it. Someone evidently tried to set fire to my blackboard seeing as there were two lit matches on the tray and two nice ...

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 ...

... jBirthday. I was treated to a Dinner at Hooters in Hangzhou and later tonight some beer pong and a night at the clubs. Here are a few pics... The birthday one are on another camera so those will have to wait. Miss you all and cant wait to see you in a few weeks! Zack

... the hotel as well.

My room had a king size bed (positioned really nicely in the room) a big flat-screen TV, huge bathroom with shower and bathtub and all toiletries (including bubble bath and exfoliating mitt!) included. I had a bubble bath in the huge bathtub and listened to relaxing music through the built-in music system... it was sooooo relaxing.

I'm not sure where abouts the hotel is ...

... put it on the declaration form) and she said, "Oh that's nothing ... off you go ..." Squeal! (I didn't mention the 7.5kg hand luggage full of junk food ... twisties, cheezels, chocolate teddy bears, mint slices, earl grey tea ...) hehehehe Because i went through the 'something to declare' line, i missed my driver who was standing at the very left exit gate, while i went through the very right gate. It was quite stressful ... here i am, in a ...