Northeast China Pics

I'm about to post pics from last week's trip with Norm. Here are some highlights:

Dandong

• The airport was so small we doubled-back after landing in order to make our way to the terminal.
• Ate dinner at a North Korean restuarant a few blocks from the border - the waitresses were a little taken back when they saw us, but we stayed here a few hours and chatted with them. Some of them spoke about as much Mandarin as I do.
• Climbed the Great Wall at Tiger Mountain on Tuesday morning
• Museum to Commemorate US Aggression in the Korean War - the building was a fascinating collection of propaganda and one-sidedness, it even went as far as to not mention Russian involvement in the war (which was quite substantial). I left here feeling prouder than ever to be an American.

Dalian

• Known as "China's most livable city," we were here for only a couple hours between bus/boat travels, but I got a good feel from the city and would like to return sometime.
• We ate seafood at the docks and caught a 6 hour overnight boat to Yantai, which is across the Yellow Sea

More on Yantai and Qingdao later....