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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Trip to China

Eric recently took a business trip to China.  He saw many interesting sights and some neat architecture.  Below is a picture of the area outside of the Guiyang Airport.



Here is a view of the city of Guiyang taken from my hotel room on the16th floor.



The hotels that Eric stayed in were very nice.


Here is a view of Shanghai from Eric's hotel room taken from the 77th floor.



China had smart toilets that had heated seated and all kinds of advanced features.  Fancy!



The roads in China were very similar to roads in the US except the signs had Chinese characters.



Eric was able to try interesting foods like worms, crickets and pig’s feet but most of the food was vegetables with rice and perhaps a little meat in a sauce.  Most of the meals were on a table that spun around and everyone would take a little bit from the dish as the table rotated.  






This was a chicken dish complete with head and feet.


Eric was able to do a little sight seeing when he was not working.  Here he is on a Great Wall.  It is a Great Wall in Guiyang.



Here is a garden site popular with locals.


Here is a shopping area including a Walmart.


Here is the financial district of Shanghai.