06.11.10

Paper cutting in China originated during the 6th century AD primarily as an art form used by females to display their eligibility for marriage. Over the years, the pressure to produce the most intricate paper cuts has subsided. These days, it is a beautiful art form displaying the artists (male of female) skills with scissors,

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05.26 – 05.27.10

This summer, we hosted a group of engineer students from America. During their stay, they expressed an interest in riding the Maglev train in Shanghai. Not only were they engineers, but they were engineers of the civil variety. That necessitated a visit to the World Expo, which was displaying some of the world’s

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03.11.10

Hubs picked up our passports at the visa office as soon as the doors were opened. Next stop: Beijing.

The cheapest way to the Hong Kong airport is by public bus. We hauled two happy kids, one medium sized suitcase, one carry-on suitcase, a diaper bag and a computer bag down to the bus stop. After

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03.10.10

After two days of rain, today was a bright, clear day.

Schäfer was so happy to return to the house of the mouse.

Today was just a normal day at Disney. There were no Halloween or Chinese New Year decorations.

Schäfer loves to wear his mouse ears. He wore them all day until about 6pm when he was

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03.09.10

This morning, Sianna woke up every 45 minutes from 4am – 7am.
Something’s gotta give.

Today, we wanted to go to Kowloon Park, but the rain kept us away. Instead, we rode the subway to Hong Kong Island and went for a trolley ride to the Western Market.

Schäfer loved the trolley ride.

I realize that there are a

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