Monthly Archive: March, 2014

Xiamen

5th March 2014. Xiamen (pronounced Shay-men)  is what Richard Nixon called the “Oriental Hawaii” and means “door to the house”. Personally I think Tricky Dicky needed glasses although Xiamen is a clean modern… Continue reading →

Shanghai

3rd March 2014. We entered China with a little trepidation and many preconceived ideas. In fact we woke up outside the huge new Cruise Terminal as we had arrived overnight. Although on the… Continue reading →

Halfway!

1st March 2014. The picture is of Jane’s flowers which she got for her birthday last week. She also got a card from the Captain. How did he know? You may recognise the… Continue reading →