Blocked

Our first stop in China was a very large city, Kunming. Millions of people, cars, motorcycles, cell phones, billboards, lots of new construction, skyscrapers, wi-fi, endless stores, high fashion. Very modern and, in many ways, familiar. In the midst of their modernization and greater openness, though, the government retains tight control. I experienced it personally when I tried to update this blog. In China, online access to Facebook and Blogspot are blocked. As a result, I am emailing these posts to my husband (and all-round terrific guy), Steve, who is putting them on the blog. I'm a little behind, so there will probably be multiple posts as I get caught up.