The last day
Ohio didn’t have much to offer although we checked out a big GM factory near Toledo.
Classrooms at PBU
The Cafeteria – not a very good picture.
Home sweet home… for a while
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Minny’s road trip – Day 3
Wisconsin – famous for cheese
Wisconsin Ski Resort – they need all the snow makers they can get!
Chicago skyline
I’m now in Toledo, OH about 8 hours from Philly
Minny’s roadtrip – Day 2
Beach, ND – I’m not sure how it got this name!
From the top of a butte somewhere in ND
The largest metal sculpture in the world… they say. I’m not sure if I get it. It looks like an eye with birds flying through it???
Paradiso’s Mexiacan food – Fargo, ND
This must be the biggest Blue Heron in the world.
Minny eyeing her dream machine, a Honda Civic with pink trim.
To be continued… : )
Minny goes to Philly
Kary’s, Olds, AB
Big Sky AB
Milk River, AB
Sweet Grass, MO
Almost got to ride to Shelby
Middle of nowhere, MO
Havre, MO – Minnie blew away on this photo and I didn’t get a chance at a second shot. See next photo.
Malta, MO
Circle, MO
Christmas in China
Here are just a few snapshots from the last couple days.
Mr Chen (on the right) from the tooling shop treated Bruce and I to lunch. It was a very simple meal and more typical for the average person in Shenzhen. I haven’t seen ginger beef or sweet and sour chicken once in China!
The hotel put on a Christmas Eve party so Bruce and I thought we would check it out. This was one perfomance I really enjoyed. (about the only one I am afraid)
Michael Jackhung in concert.
Its a beautiful day… Christmas morning in Shenzhen.
I spent the afternoon and evening at the factory. Its been a challenge this time around but I’m encouraged with the outcome. They should be out of the factory door in about a weeks time.
I head home tomorrow. Can’t wait to get back!
Skary Kary
I went to Idaho this weekend with some good friends from Olds. It was a fun time, with Mitch providing the entertainment.
And now, (drum roll please) introducing Captain…
tab video
Well, we just jumped one of the last hurdles to get these parts into production. The poles slide through the hangars now!
Just got this video from China.
The Three Sisters
Joe and I went climbing last Sunday. On the way there we passed a point of interest. ‘The Three Sisters’ are famous mountains in Banff. I am not sure but I think they are named after 3 pioneers who ran a bed and breakfast in this area back around the turn of the century.
I did some digging on the web and found this old photo of them.
Tianammen Square
I went to Tianammen Square one night and then to the night markets. This square is where the large military parades take place. It is a huge, wide open area with the forbidden city (where China’s emporer used to live) on one side and Mao’s mausoleum (apparently Mao has been pickled against his wishes and could be viewed here at one time) on the other.
I like this photo. A single, unarmed, unknown man (his name is unknown!!!) had the courage to face down a column of tanks and bring them to a halt in the square. He had to have known that it meant certain death. No one really knows what happenned to him. At least 800 other students were killed in the 89′ uprising.
One of the night markets in Beijing.
The Great Wall
Well, this had to be the highlight of my time in Beijing. It was a beautifully clear day which is rare in China this time of year.
Part of the experience was the ride there. We played tag with another taxi the whole way while pumping Chinese / English disco music. A trip that was suppossed to take 3 or 4 hours took 2 and a half! I walked about 14 km’s of the wall to a place called Simitai. Unfortunately my camera died but I got a little video.