Traveling with my family and parents: by the overnights

8 nights: my friends' beautiful home in Shanghai (the family was, unfortunately, traveling, except 2 nights when the hubby was there):

1 night: home:

1 night: peaceful temple at the bottom of a mountain (Emei Shan):

1 night: sad motel on a parking lot near the top of a mountain (Emei Shan) (May all future travelers know that the cable car to the top of the mountain - with a peaceful temple to spend the night in - closes at 6:30 p.m.  May all my friends know that when my last child turns 18, for that next year they may find me in said temple at top of mountain.)

2 nights: home:

1 night: peaceful valley in a low-mountains area 2 hours away from our home (Hongkou):

4 nights: home

1 night: beautiful hotel in Jianshui, Yunnan province, on our way to a huge cave, Swallow's Nest Cave

1 night: Yuan Yang Rice Terraces, middle of nowhere:

1 night: Kunming, arrived at 9:00 p.m., left at 6:30 a.m.  Don't have a photo of the place.

1 night: beautiful hotel in Shangri-La/Zhongdian/Gyalthian:

1 night: Tibetan family home stay:

2 nights: same beautiful hotel in Shangri-La/Zhongdian/Gyalthian:

1 night: Kunming (well, you can see the floor and the water cooler, which we used a lot for hot water for amazing tea):

1 night: Yibin, on our way to my student's house:

2 nights: my student's house really in the middle of nowhere:

1 night: Bamboo Sea:

...home!

= 30 nights, the first month of our summer vacation