Manufacturer Visit

YESTERDAY:

woke up early to head to mfg
- dropped by the free breakfast to get water
- they gave me boiling hot water to put in a metal bottle …
super fancy minivan
- appreciated the built-in q-charger system
- took almost 2 hours to get to destination
- massive rush hour traffic in a busy tunnel
did see a sedan do a u-turn and get hit by a truck
- looked like a low impact graze but still a bit shocking
mfg facility visit was fascinating
guide took me to a taiwanese place for lunch
- eel was tasty and boneless
finished facility visit around 5:30 pm
head to Jackie’s cousin’s place for dinner
- also took an hour with traffic
- her two kids didn’t recognize me
- one of them was the flower girl at our wedding!
- Jackie brought me a change of clothes
- delicious food
played games with the kids into the evening
Jackie’s mom stayed at the hotel to recover from cough
head back to hotel

TODAY:

day trip to Wuxi by train
Jackie’s paternal grandfather and great grandfather are buried here
took a while to find the exact gravesite
- little ways up a hill
- dropped a GPS pin in case we return
- Jackie’s mom paid the gardener to repaint the gold lettering
head back towards city of Wuxi
- took a scenic walk by a river
- lots of shops and food stalls
- food was so-so
took train back to Shanghai
- Jackie’s mom tried to get us into a fancy Michelin-rated restaurant
- no chance though since we didn’t sign up on the waitlist beforehnad
- had a lovely hotpot dinner nearby though
- wandered around a bit
head back to hotel to sleep

LEARNINGS: