Going to Hong Kong, China, Korea and Japan Feb 14- Mar 5

Hal did NOT  get picked today for jury duty because he protested the treatment of detainees in Arizona .  Today, We got a last minute cruise deal...even ocean view.  

We will celebrate Chinese New Years in Hong Kong for 3 nights before the cruise and one night in Kobe, Japan in the end,  The weather will be cold....35-60 degrees.... A lot different than the Costa Rica we had originally planned!

Who would have thought I would be cruising so soon again, but I wanted to see the change in Shanghai, Beijing and Pusan since 1985 and 1973.  The ship will be much cheaper than hotels in the orient these days.

Holland American Cruise Line Volendam 2/18/13

ITINERARY

DAY	DATE		PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Mon	Feb	18	Hong Kong		4:00pm
Tue	Feb	19	At Sea
Wed	Feb	20	At Sea
Thu	Feb	21	Shanghai, China	8:00am
Fri	Feb	22	Shanghai, China		5:00pm
Sat	Feb	23	At Sea
Sun	Feb	24	At Sea
Mon	Feb	25	Beijing (Xingang), China	7:00am
Tue	Feb	26	Beijing (Xingang), China		7:00pm
Wed	Feb	27	Dalian, China	11:00am	8:00pm
Thu	Feb	28	At Sea
Fri	Mar	1	Busan, South Korea	8:00am	5:00pm
Sat	Mar	2	Nagasaki, Japan	7:00am	6:00pm
Sun	Mar	3	At Sea
Mon	Mar	4	Kobe, Japan	7:00am

Total for two people in an interior cabin $1819.06.  It would be your responsibility though to obtain a Chinese Visa before leaving from the Chinese embassy.  Also, airfare is additional I have listed and option below. 

 

$1450 per ticket

	Flight 1	Thurs. Feb 14	SFO to HKG – nonstop		14h 40m
	This is a multi-airport itinerary. Please review all the airports below. This flight leaves on Saturday and arrives on Sunday.
	United – Flight 869				14h 40m
	Take-off	Thurs. 1:25p	SFO	San Francisco, CA
	Landing	Fri.  8:05p	HKG	Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	Boeing 747-400 (Wide-body Jet)  | 14h 40m
	Flight 2	Mon, Mar 4	UKB to SFO – 2 stops		16h 44m
	This is a multi-airport itinerary. Please review all the airports below.
	ANA – Flight 416				1h 15m
	Take-off	Tues 9:15p	UKB	Kobe, Japan
	Landing	Tues 10:30p	HND	Tokyo, Japan
	Airbus A320-100/200 (Narrow-body Jet)  | 1h 15m  | 265 miles
	Change planes		HND	Tokyo, Japan	1h 35m
	United – Flight 9720 Operated by All Nippon Airways				9h 50m
	Take-off	Wed 12:05a	HND	Tokyo, Japan
	Landing	Tues 4:55p	LAX	Los Angeles, CA
	Boeing 777 (Wide-body Jet)  | 9h 50m
	Change planes		LAX	Los Angeles, CA	2h 40m
	United – Flight 1266				1h 24m
	Take-off	Tues 7:35p	LAX	Los Angeles, CA
	Landing	Tues 8:59p	SFO	San Francisco, CA
	Boeing 737-800 (Narrow-body Jet)  | 1h 24m

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A day alone in SF

Hal left SF early to go to jury duty in Richmond. I woke up to a call from a woman asking me to consider a huge leadership role since her health is failing. I went to Grace Cathedral and walked the labyrinth to figure it out. See overhead shot of me in the center.

Then to Fairmont Hotel lobby.....remember from my wedding night. Then I walked down California to Chinatown, got some chocolate fortune cookies at the factory for Chinese New Years celebration...or Super Bowl ?

It is 4 pm and have not heard if Hal got picked. If not, we will be traveling somewhere.

Hip is holding up with the SF Hills. Hosted a couple for dinner at EN last night....and the expanded table held 4 people well.... Ordered in Thai food. Saw a play at ACT. Many of the monuments in SF are red and gold for the 49 ers.

Just checking in... Judy

New Year's Eve 2012

What a wonderful group of comfortable people to play Murder Mystery and celebrate NYC Times Square ball drop! May 2013 keep us supporting each other in all the joyous and contemplate times in our life. Happy New Year!