Ginger and I will be leaving New Orleans on September 16 for three weeks in China and Tibet.
The following is our itinerary:
Friday, September 17, Depart the USA
Saturday, September 18, Arrive in China, meet our trip leader in Beijing
Sunday, September 19, Explore Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City
Monday, September 20, Wild Great Wall of China
Tuesday, September 21, Interact with students at Beijing Opera School; Summer Palace Tour, Peking Opera at Night
Wednesday, September 22, Explore Old Hutong Neighborhood, Board Train for Xian
Thursday, September 23, Xian---Chinese Cultural Demonstrations, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum
Friday, September 24, The Terra Cotta Army of Xian, Herbal Market Visit
Saturday, September 25, Xian Farmer’s Painting Village
Sunday, September 26, Fly to Wuhan and Board Cruise Ship in Yichang
Monday, September 27, Three Gorges Dam Site, Xiling and Wu Gorges
Tuesday, September 28, Lesser Three Gorges, Qutang Gorge
Wednesday, September 29, Shi Bai Zhai, or Ghost City of Fengdu, or Wanxian Visit Relocated Families
Thursday, September 30, Cruise to Chongqing, Overland to Chengdu
Friday, October 1, Fly to Lhasa, Tibet, Visit with a Lhasa Family
Saturday, October 2, Lhasa, The Barkhor Bazaar and Jokhang Temple
Sunday, October 3, Potala Palace Visit
Monday, October 4, Fly from Lhasa to Chengdu, Giant Panda Sanctuary
Tuesday, October 5, Fly to Hong Kong, City Tour, Night Market and Asian Cuisine
Wednesday, October 6, Explore Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Tour
Thursday, October 7, Fly to USA

I don’t believe we’ll have any computer access, so I’ll report when we return!