At this time tomorrow I will be headed out to Detroit, my first of two layovers. Exactly 13 hours later I will be landing for my second layover, Tokyo, Japan. From here I will fly directly to Shanghai arriving Wednesday, May 16th at 8:45pm (8:45am EST). Here is a brief synopsis of my itinerary over the next two weeks:
- May 17 - Visit Cooper Industries, Moog Control Systems Ltd, Shanghai Krupp Stainless
- May 18 - Visit Sipac in Suzhou, Silk study, City God Temple Fair
- May 19 - Fly to Xi'an, Chinese Dumpling Banquet (yum!)
- May 20 - Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing Pool, Big Goose Pagoda, Tang Dynasty Dancers
- May 21 - Fly to Beijing
- May 22 - Great Hall of People, Tienanmen Square, Sun-yat-sen Park, Forbidden City
- May 23 - Visit Thompson Prometric, Big Bell Museum, Lehman Law Firm, Hard Rock
- May 24 - Commercial Attache Office, Meet CNN correspondent, Dresser Rand Rep.
- May 25 - Hutong Tour, Temple of Heaven, Hongqiao Market, Beiwei Hotel
- May 26 - Lecture at BIT, Chinese Culture Lecture from Prisoner under Mao
- May 27 - Lecture, How to do business in China
- May 28 - Great Wall & Museum, Golden Palace, Lama Temple
- May 29 - Summer Palace, BIT Certificate
- May 30 - Depart for USA
I'm not sure if anyone will even bother to follow any of that (hopefully my mom) but it is going to be an exciting trip! I will give updates as often as I can. Please post messages to me or send emails (gradyae@gmail.com) so I have updates from home whenever I get online --- especially if you are hoping to get some souvenirs when i return (wink, wink).
lots of love & cheers,
Annie
