My daughter flew to China for a friend's wedding
@JamesHxstatic (29256)
Eugene, Oregon
May 1, 2016 11:46am CST
I know. It is a long way from Portland, Oregon to Wuhan, China, but nevertheless, she flew out Friday and called me yesterday morning to say she had made it to her hotel. I was relieved to hear she arrived safely. As I understand it, she flew through Shanghai and from there, many people on the flight were wedding guests.
The bride and groom are friends from her University of Oregon days. They must be very good friends of her to go the expense of the flight and the other costs associated with a trip like that. Too bad she is coming back on Wednesday, with little time for sightseeing in what sounds like a beautiful city of eight million people.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 May 16
@ElizabethWallace Not a chance with this trip, unfortunately.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
1 May 16
I'm with you. Unless, of course, there is a way to turn it into a business trip. Then, the expense would be folded into a legit tax expense.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
1 May 16
I have a rule of thumb, you might mention to her when things settle back down. If I fly somewhere, I always add three days to the trip and go exploring. After all, the flight is the biggest expense. It is a wasted opportunity to not go see the sights.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 May 16
If work allowed that would be the way to go.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
2 May 16
@JamesHxstatic I was pretty lucky as a teacher. We could always use up to three days each year of our sick leave for personal time with no questions allowed.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 May 16
Me too, except that her work schedule is harrowing right now and the closing on the house she is trying to buy may close in May.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 May 16
I looked up Wuhan online and it looks like a beautiful place to visit. It was closed to Westerners until 1992.
@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 May 16
Yes, it is apparently a very big wedding.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
1 May 16
As a Chinese, I feel so happy to see some Chinese words here. 
Yes, I think they must be really good friends, and your daughter just flew there to attend their wedding without spending much time to travel around there. Anyway, hope your daughter will enjoy the wedding with her friends and also enjoy the time spent in China. 
I have never visit China before, perhaps one day... 
Yes, I think they must be really good friends, and your daughter just flew there to attend their wedding without spending much time to travel around there. Anyway, hope your daughter will enjoy the wedding with her friends and also enjoy the time spent in China.
I have never visit China before, perhaps one day... 2 people like this
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
1 May 16
Wow your daughter is a great friend to attend her friends wedding. Costly trip and she's only staying a few days!? That is little time to enjoy what China has to offer. I hope she has a blast and safe travels!
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@LeaPea2417 (36459)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 May 16
How nice for her to be able to do that! I hope she has a great time and safe trip home.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
1 May 16
Oh, it would be nice to have extra time there.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
1 May 16
yepperz, she's gotta be mighty fond'f 'em to go through all that. shame that she couldn't 'xtend her stay, 't least a few days.
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@DeborahDiane (40057)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 May 16
What a wonderful experience for her. I wish she could have spent a little extra time doing some sightseeing in China, too!
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 May 16
It is her second or third time there, so she has seen some of it I know.
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@DeborahDiane (40057)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 May 16
@JamesHxstatic - That is wonderful! I'm glad she has been there several times, so she won't feel bad about this trip being so short.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 May 16
Funny thing, she is a vegetarian and apparently no one else among the guests were, so she actually had a little trouble finding something she could eat. She had a good time though, except for a five hour delay in the Shanghai airport coming home. She is back at work today.
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@Serena_1 (186)
• Shenzhen, China
6 May 16
@JamesHxstatic Yeah, it's true. we seldom have vegetables in the ceremony food.
