I am back.

I am back with so much to say and no set plan about how I am going to say it. On this holiday, I went to Changzhou, Taixing, Beixing, and Huangqiao. I spent too much time in Beixing with the in-laws, just enough time in Huangqiao (the dirtiest and most depressing urban center I have been to in China) and not enough time in Changzhou (the wife has promised to make up for this). A huge pagoda opened the day I was at the Changzhou train station. I took plenty of pictures and video. I will spend the next few days editing a video diary of what I did. The video will make the week more exciting than it really was. Here is the first video I have produced from the week: A countryside house video tour.