Lisa has begun finalizing our Itinerary with the Agency and the Travel Folks.
(More on that later...)
Suffice it to say - Excitement is building...
I thought I'd do a little more work tonight, so here is a comparative map of where everyone was born...
We will meet Ashley in Wuhan (Capital of Hubei Province).
As you can see, Ashley & Kyle are nearly neighbors.
As for Hubei Province...
And here is some information on Wuhan (no, it's not from Wikipedia...)
This comes from wuhan.com, of course!
I'm not sure how I should feel about Wuhan and PITTSBURGH being sister cities??!!
Should be fun navigating the streets along with the other 9.7 million people!!
WUHAN City Facts
Mayor: Ruan Chengfa
Secretary of CPC: Yang Song
Province: Hubei
Population: 9.7 million (2007)
Urban Population: 6.6 million
Total municipal area: 8,467 square kilometres
Where: East Longitude 113°41'-115°05', North Latitude 29°58'-31°22
GDP: 259.0 billion yuan (2006)
Phone Area Code: 027
Postal Code: 430000
Airport: Tianhe International Airport
Main Train Stations: Hankou and Wuchang
City Tree: Dawn redwood
City Flower: Plum blossom
Tourist season: Spring and Autumn
Administrative Districts: Wuhan has 13 districts: Chudian, Dongxihu, Hannan, Hanyang, Hongshan, Huangpi, Jiang'an, Jianghan, Jiangxia, Qiaokou, Qingshan, Wuchang and Xinzhou.
Climate: Subtropical humid monsoon climate, Wuhan has distinct four seasons with an annual average temperature of 17.0 centigrade with cold and dry winters, hot and humid summers and plenty of sunshine.
Sister cities:Arnhem, Netherlands, Sister city in 1999
Bordeaux, The Republic of France, in 1998
Chungju, Republic of Korea, in 2000
Duisberg, Germany, in 1982
Galati, Romania, in 1987
Gyor, Hungary, in 1996
Khartoum, Sudan, in 1995
Kiev, Ukraine, in 1990
Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1986
Oita, Japan, in 1979
Pittsburgh, USA, in 1982
Secretary of CPC: Yang Song
Province: Hubei
Population: 9.7 million (2007)
Urban Population: 6.6 million
Total municipal area: 8,467 square kilometres
Where: East Longitude 113°41'-115°05', North Latitude 29°58'-31°22
GDP: 259.0 billion yuan (2006)
Phone Area Code: 027
Postal Code: 430000
Airport: Tianhe International Airport
Main Train Stations: Hankou and Wuchang
City Tree: Dawn redwood
City Flower: Plum blossom
Tourist season: Spring and Autumn
Administrative Districts: Wuhan has 13 districts: Chudian, Dongxihu, Hannan, Hanyang, Hongshan, Huangpi, Jiang'an, Jianghan, Jiangxia, Qiaokou, Qingshan, Wuchang and Xinzhou.
Climate: Subtropical humid monsoon climate, Wuhan has distinct four seasons with an annual average temperature of 17.0 centigrade with cold and dry winters, hot and humid summers and plenty of sunshine.
Sister cities:Arnhem, Netherlands, Sister city in 1999
Bordeaux, The Republic of France, in 1998
Chungju, Republic of Korea, in 2000
Duisberg, Germany, in 1982
Galati, Romania, in 1987
Gyor, Hungary, in 1996
Khartoum, Sudan, in 1995
Kiev, Ukraine, in 1990
Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1986
Oita, Japan, in 1979
Pittsburgh, USA, in 1982
Anyway, that's all for now.
More on Ashley and her story coming soon...
Thanks for following.
C
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