Beck Asia98
The 60-second version
The group (in Tiananmen Square), from left-to-right:
Kaylyn and Scott Beck, one of my older brothers and his wife, of St. Petersburg, Florida. (abbrev. S/K)
Warren and Marva Beck, my parents, currently teaching English at Guangdong University of Technology, in Guangzhou, P.R. China. (They are hereafter abbreviated as W/M.)
Todd and Wendy Beck, of Brandon, Florida. (abbrev. T/W)
Unless specifically mentioned, all six of us travelled together.
| Friday 09JAN98 |
S/K escort their kids from St. Pete to Salt Lake City, where the kids will stay with relatives for two weeks. |
| Saturday 10JAN98 |
S/K fly from Salt Lake to San Francisco. T/W fly from Tampa to Chicago to San Francisco. All four fly from San Francisco, across the International Dateline… |
| Sunday 11JAN98 |
…to Hong Kong, where we join up with W/M who took the train across the border from their home in People’s Republic of China. Overnight in Hong Kong hotel. |
| Monday 12JAN98 |
All six of us take train across border into PRC, to visit W/M’s Guangzhou neighborhood. Overnight in Shunda City at ex-patriot friends’ house. |
| Tuesday 13JAN98 |
Van across border into Macau (Portuguese colony near Hong Kong) to tour/eat/shop. Hydrofoil across border into Hong Kong. Meet up with Heather Harkness, Wendy’s sister, who is a missionary in Hong Kong. Overnight in Hong Kong hotel. |
| Wednesday 14JAN98 |
Tour Hong Kong. Fly across border back into PRC to Guilin. Overnight in Guilin hotel. |
| Thursday 15JAN98 |
Full day tour of Li River valley (by boat and van) and Yangshuo. Overnight at Guilin hotel. |
| Friday 16JAN98 |
Morning tour of Guilin. Fly to Xian. Overnight at Xian hotel. |
| Saturday 17JAN98 |
Day trip of Xian sites, including terra cotta warriors museum. Overnight at Xian hotel. |
| Sunday 18JAN98 |
Morning tour of Xian. Fly to Beijing. After Beijing Duck Dinner, overnight at Beijing hotel. |
| Monday 19JAN98 |
Day tour of Beijing sites (Forbidden City, Tian An Men Square). Evening acrobatics show. Overnight at Beijing hotel. |
| Tuesday 20JAN98 |
Day tour to Great Wall. Overnight at Beijing hotel. |
| Wednesday 21JAN98 |
Say goodbye to W/M, who fly to Shanghai for more touring. S/K/T/W fly across border into Japan. Train to Tokyo. Overnight in Tokyo traditional inn. |
| Thursday 22JAN98 |
S/K/T/W day tour via Bullet Train to Kamakura. Overnight in Tokyo traditional inn. |
| Friday 23JAN98 |
S/K/T/W day tour of Tokyo. Train to Narita. S/K fly to San Francisco
then Salt Lake City to retrieve kids. T/W fly to Chicago then home to Tampa.
Because we recross the date line, we get back the "lost" 24 hours,
arriving in the US "before" we leave Japan.
W/M fly from Shanghai across border into Hong Kong. Overnight in Hong Kong hotel. |
| Saturday 24JAN98 |
W/M take train across border into PRC (back home to Guangzhou).
S/K escort their kids from Salt Lake back home to St. Pete. |
| Sunday 25JAN98 |
S/K actually arrive home in the early morning hours of Sunday, 25JAN98. |
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