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Our
last evening in Hong Kong would be spent at a farewell banquet at
the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel for those in the "yellow"
group who had traveled with us since Beijing, but were now returning
home. In reality the two groups did very little mingling, but we
did get to know a couple of people from the "yellow" group
and their tour escort, Fred. One of our group, Dick, from Denver,
would also be returning home and not accompanying us to Bangkok.
The pictures below are for those that traveled with us throughout
China.
We
were fortunate on this trip. All of the travelers were seasoned
travelers and there really was very little whining and complaining
the entire trip. We have fond memories of the group and would travel
with them again in a heartbeat.
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Left
front to back: Alden (Mi.), Joann (Ma.), Barbara and Roy (Va.),
Frank (Fl.). Right front to back: Herb (Ma.), Bob (Ma.), Clara (N.M.),
and Lois (NM) |
Left
front to back: Nancy (Ca.), Jean (Az.),
and Dick (Co.).
Right front to back: Phil and Beth (N.Y.) and Anne
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Left
front to back: Tom and Fay (Ohio).
Right front to back: Hal (Pa.), Mae (NY), Alicia (standing), Placida
(Ca.) and Carol. |
A
"Yellow Group" table. The only ones we knew
are seated on the right, 2nd and 3rd from the front: Bill and Maureen
(Yellow Hat) from Ma. |
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Anne
with Dick, our traveling companion who
would be returning to Colorado the next morning |
Anne
with Barbara, her companion to the "Pee Pee Palace" throughout
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Carol,
Mei and Alicia
Photo by John |
The
next morning we would all be boarding flights for different places.
The Green Group, us, would be flying to Bangkok for the optional
four-day extension to the tour, and the Yellow Group would be heading
home. We would also be losing another of our group and that saddened
us all. Mei, our tour escort since we arrived in Bangkok, would
not be accompanying us to Bangkok. We would have to say our good-byes
in Hong Kong and suffer the rest of the trip with a new tour escort
in Bangkok. Unfortunately for the new tour escort she had a rather
large set of shoes to fill because we all loved Mei so much and
wished she was going with us.
Before
heading off to Bangkok enjoy a few other shots taken along the way
of members of the group:
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In
Beijing at the Summer Palace |
In
Beijing at the Imperial Palace
Photo by John |
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In
Beijing at the Bell Tower |
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Phil
and Hal
Suzhou |
Anne
and Mae
Suzhou |
Herb
and Alden
Suzhou |
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Phil,
Beth, Alden, Herb and Anne
Yuyuan Gardens, Shanghai
Joann
and group in background
Three Gorges Dam
Clara,
Mae, Alicia, Nancy, Anne, Herb and Alden, Li River Cruise
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Anne
and Roy, Yangtze Cruise |
Phil
and Beth
Shanghai |
Barbara
and Roy, Da Ning |
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Ning's Lesser Three Gorges |
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To
all our fellow travelers, we enjoyed traveling with you and formed
many wonderful memories of our time together. Maybe one day we'll
cross paths again in another far off and exotic location. We look
forward to it.
Now,
for those of us in the Green Group and you on the Internet, let's
go to Bangkok ...
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