Down the lane and through a gap in the gate there’s a place almost forgotten. The façade is crumbling and the gates are overgrown. Vines that once bloomed prettily and framed the iron scrollwork have choked the hinges so that only feral cats and curious explorers scrape past. And yet her appeal hasn’t completely vanished.… Continue Reading
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The time we got eaten by dinosaurs in Zigong, China.
What Chongqing lacked in charm, Zigong more than made up for. We made the 215 km trip by car with Driver Extraordinaire Bill still at the helm, and sat back for a long, hilly drive punctuated by a very long tunnel through a mountain and an entertaining pit stop to refuel. By entertaining I mean… Continue Reading
The time we woke up in Chongqing, China.
Fifteen hours is a long time to spend on a plane with a four and nine-year old. While our kids have been frequent flyers since they were small enough to fit inside a carry-on – not that we did this, though I might have thought about it once or twice – D and I had… Continue Reading