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