Monthly Archives: June 2011

Emma is softly crying at the window of our room. It’s early morning and we’re getting ready for the day at the Terracotta Warriors. It takes me a few minutes to even notice, and a few minutes more to climb over that damn Chinese poker table in our room to get to her. Unlike Lily, … Continue reading »

After days of being in rural China, we wake up in a city with snarling traffic, shimmering heat, and waves of people.  It’s a shock to our system, but one with potentially great rewards. Xi’an is the ancient capital of China and has tombs, museums, artifacts and history as deep as any other city in … Continue reading »

Rice is China.  China is rice.  The two are inseperable.  Rice was first cultivated here 4 thousand years ago on the Yangtzee river, and the massive population of China is only sustainable because of rice. Today the Creekmore’s are watching rice grow, and if that sounds boring, you need to get here because it’s stunningly … Continue reading »

Over breakfast I talk with the hotel to see if there is a camera store in town.  Our biggest (and only) disappointment so far is that our camera died while hiking the Li River a few days ago. We’ve been taking pictures with our Nexus One phones, which are great cameras for phones but not as … Continue reading »

Today is our second day in Yangshuo, and we decide to try biking and then a real bamboo raft ride down the Yulong river. But first we fill up the tasty breakfast at Giggling Tree. Emma tried the pancake yesterday but it was more like a dense crepe, so she sticks with bacon and toast. … Continue reading »