Our Trip

Thanks so much for being patient with us as we traveled the last few weeks. I (Heather) started in Pattaya on Oct. 29 doing some work on a big event we host in February. Then I returned to Chiang Mai to wash clothes and repack and we left for China. We visited 5 cities in 11 days. I am so proud of Chloe for being patient the entire time. Below are some pics.





The first city we visited was Chongqing. The pic below is of the historic, tourist district where you can buy all kinds of "tourist" goods.







Then we hopped on board a four-hour train ride headed for Chengdu. Chengdu was definitely a very cosmopolitan city. We were able to stay downtown and we visited many friends while there.

Chengdu is also home to the "Giant Panda Research Center" where zoos around the world get their panda's.

After Chengdu, we took a bus to a smaller city just north of Chengdu and stayed for a couple of days. Then we flew to another even smaller town about 300 miles south of Chengdu. Poor Chloe, no matter where we went she was a star.

Our final stop was Lhasa, Tibet. What a site!! Lhasa is situated at 12,000 feet above sea level which means that if you don't get sick from the altitude, you will be very winded just walking around. And if the altitude doesn't get you the sun will. Chloe and I both had a sunburn on our noses from the intense light.

The giant building in the background is called "The Potala." It is the former residence of the Dalai Lama and former government center for Tibet. It was quite interesting walking around inside it and seeing all the tombs of former DL's which I thought was ironic considering they believe in reincarnation.

We were able to stay in Lhasa a few days and then returned to Chiang Mai with only minor complications. (We almost didn't make our last flight but it all worked out in the end.)



My next post will be a "You might be an international traveler if" list.