Super Storm Sandy Invades THE Archives

With the flood of super storm's
Recent invasion
Comes the Wimberg spirit
With a Sandy creation...

Mom Mom Wimberg's China

with Lois, Eleanor, & Shirley

and the wonderful people of 

Hong Kong, Nanking, Shanghai and Beijing 

Scrapbook of 1982 partially and quickly digitized in 2012 (not formatted) to share with all...the Georges, Marilynn, Christy, Kelsey, George IV "Chip", Connor, Tyler, Karen, John, John Jr, Devon, Brandon, Lois, Steve, Tumoana, Ste'en, Tonia, Timothy, Carolyn, Georgia, Benna "Ben", Joan, Michael, Joseph, Michael Jr, Christopher, Kelly, Clara, Anna, Marissa, Seth, Isadora, Benicio, my cool kids Don and Marion AND the newest addition to this branch of the Wimberg Family...Leo, just a few days old!

There it is folks, from the basement sanctuary, UNDER the bed during the flood. Thanks to Christy and George Wimberg's awesome salvaging skills and Lois Wimberg Webster's caption writing talent we have this to enjoy. Thank you, no doubt the Wimberg angels are dancing. (Not in the correct order  at this 3 North digitalizing department but hey, you guys can figure that out.  Will fool around and format and edit later, sort of, maybe or ...maybe not!! xo)

China from START "oihau" (nihau), to Finish "tchai tchie"

From the plane to the train in Hong Kong

Mainland China here we come…

Here we are on the banks of the Pearl River

Pretty cool enhanced, cropped, salvaged pic aye? Well most looked like this...

 Views of houses and hospital, the streets

the temples, the market.

the parks and factory workers in the factory, the commune's clothing factory

Wake up Marion, time for Shanghai

Briefings before visits

The Yangtze River

Great memories - many menories…butt he most favorite of all…this view of 'Marion;s China from the Cypress Hotel

China, its tea

its Buddhas

and its people

and farewell to the West Lake Hotel 

and off on another train trip to…

NAN KING

Taxi anyone?

No thanks, we'll just sit here and rest a while

But not for long…Gotta climb those stairs of Sun Yat Sen's mausoleum

and climb the mountain to the ancient observatory

and go to the market

and cross the Yangtze River Bridge

and walk the steps to the Nan king Wall! Whew!

and visit another temple

and go back to the Nanking Hotel for dinner

factories

and now for the GRAND FINALE…

YOU GUESSED IT…PEKING

and still more factories

and still more climbing

and finally THE GREAT WALL

a final shopping spree

and a final farewell to Peking.

Taxi Anyone? 

and still more climbing

and visit another temple

 

and now for the GRAND FINALE…

          YOU GUESSED IT…PEKING

With our California Mama, Eleanor Olsen Weems

and still more factories

and still more climbing

and finally THE GREAT WALL

a final shopping spree

and a final farewell to Peking.

T H E    E N D,   S O R T  O F...

(and thanks Steve Jobs)