Feedback about Tours in China, March, 2005

Hello Mr. & Mrs Schneider, Angela and I spend 10 days in China, I definitely recommend 10 days to be the minimum. We visited Beijing, Xian & Shanghai. We arrived at the end of Jan and stay through the Chinese New Year (FYI: it's the Year of the Dog). Like yours, it was a private tour. The packet we got included the travel within China, hotel, guide, driver, breakfast, lunch & some dinners and several nightly shows (ie Beijing Opera, etc). I'm sure your're probably a little worry. I did research for about 4 months before our trip. I called the State Department, the American Embassy in Beijing and the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles just to make sure that there were no problems with the tour company or our visit. Please feel free to call me at 910-261-6651(cell-sprint) (NC number but I currently live in Hawaii). The weekend is definitely best time to reach us. Anytime is ok, except your early mornings. Depending on where you live on the mainland, you could be 5 hours ahead ( i.e.easter standard time). You could also give your number and a time to contact you and I can call you. Is definitely easy to discuss our experiences on the phone, than thru email. Sincerely, Jorge & Angela Jorge & Angela