Yearly Archives: 2012

Hot days are here

This July started cooler than usual and ended with three weeks of very hot and humid days. The last two weeks we have had very unusual clear blue skies with some white clouds. Even many locals have been pleasantly surprised by the many days of such clear skies. I am enjoying this weather and taking […]

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Sunday’s at Zapatas

While in China you have the opportunity of tasting many different foods that are just not available in the US; at least in main stream restaurants. We have tried lots of different chinese restaurants and find the food very good for the most part; although some is just a bit too different for our taste. […]

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Not China, but Cork Ireland

Ireland is as green as the post cards or pictures you may have seen of it. The country side is beautiful and the people are warm and friendly. We visited Cork – which is in the southeast part of the Irish Island. We visited this area in April.  The weather in Cork? Well, the forecast […]

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Ah, Family

Having family you have not seen for a long time is always a treat for us. Having my cousin and his wife come from Peru, my sister from Germany and our two daughters from the US at the same time was just fantastic. When we were all together we just hung around Suzhou and did […]

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