Day 1 of the trip was spent driving the 8-9 hours from Columbus to the residence of Judicator Brewskie's family. JB and I drove the rest of the Wuhan 7 and some hilarity ensued. While JB's car slept for the majority of the trip, my car was quite lively. The passengers included JT York, Mr. Mundo and (introducing) Ohio Homebody. We perfected the car dance and sampled some Justin Beiber at Mr. Mundo's request. JT York is excited to see pandas, Ohio Homebody is looking forward to Chinese architecture, and I am looking forward to people watching in China.
Along the way we drove through West Virgina briefly before crossing into Pennsylvania. JB's family lives in the Amish country and during the drive we passed several horse and buggies with Amish families in them, and saw a couple of barefoot Amish girls on scooters pushing their way down the country roads. It's beautiful country out here and the last few hours of the drive were increasingly pleasant and scenic with rolling hills and lush forests surrounding the road and farm plots.
Tonight we are staying in Judicator Brewskie's house. It is an old Victorian house originally built in the 1790's with additions in the 1890's and the 1920's. It is beautiful and certainly qualifies as an American heirloom. JB's mother has decorated the house with old, vintage pieces of local Pennsylvania and American culture. The house looks and feels classic. My favorite bit of Americana is an old tri-corner hat the family found in the attic. There is no tag so it may very well be an original colonial tri-corner hat! Or a good looking imitation. Either way it's a unique piece of early American culture.
Day 2 will be spent in transit. We calculated our travel time to be around 27 hours on planes and a van. Really it's almost 48 hours including the 10 hour layover in Moscow. Hopefully they are playing the World Cup qualifiers in the airport bar...
Along the way we drove through West Virgina briefly before crossing into Pennsylvania. JB's family lives in the Amish country and during the drive we passed several horse and buggies with Amish families in them, and saw a couple of barefoot Amish girls on scooters pushing their way down the country roads. It's beautiful country out here and the last few hours of the drive were increasingly pleasant and scenic with rolling hills and lush forests surrounding the road and farm plots.
Tonight we are staying in Judicator Brewskie's house. It is an old Victorian house originally built in the 1790's with additions in the 1890's and the 1920's. It is beautiful and certainly qualifies as an American heirloom. JB's mother has decorated the house with old, vintage pieces of local Pennsylvania and American culture. The house looks and feels classic. My favorite bit of Americana is an old tri-corner hat the family found in the attic. There is no tag so it may very well be an original colonial tri-corner hat! Or a good looking imitation. Either way it's a unique piece of early American culture.
Day 2 will be spent in transit. We calculated our travel time to be around 27 hours on planes and a van. Really it's almost 48 hours including the 10 hour layover in Moscow. Hopefully they are playing the World Cup qualifiers in the airport bar...
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