
Two weeks in China! Oh, the amazing things we have seen-and eaten! Mr. Folkie's daughter, the Professional Foreigner (see link to her blog under Favorites), has been our indispensible companion. We traveled hundreds of miles by train because Mr. Folkie wanted to see pandas (you can have your photo taken with one on your lap if you want) and eat Sichuan food in Sichuan. We bought tickets for sleeping compartments on our train trips. I can't tell you how exciting it is to wake up on a train and find views like people working the rice [...]