Chapter 100 Places I Traveled To I didn’t go to a lot of places like some people. The first time that I went to China was with the LLFA (La Crosse Luoyang Friendship Association) delegation in April of 2002. There were sixteen of us. It cost $2,000 for two weeks which included the flight, hotels, meals, tour buses and a guide/translator. We had a different guide at each place we went to. We flew to Beijing and stayed there for three days. We went to places like the Great Wall (one of my favorite places to go to), the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and the Hutong Tour (This was where a man would take you around the back streets where some of the original areas of Beijing are). This was a three wheeled bike that the man drove and two of us sat behind him and the carriage had sides and a top. There were sandstorms two of the three days. This is common at this time of the year. It was really windy and cool on the Great Wall. The section that we went on is called...
Rick Mundt (1950-2024) lived in the La Crosse WI area and spent 5 years in China teaching English at Luoyang Foreign Language Schools. He embraced the opportunity to meet people and learn about the culture. After his return, Rick worked on a journal with 9000 photos of his experience. With over 150 chapters, we will share weekly his experiences and the friendships he made.