My Travels in China: Shanghai Day 3 (part 2) Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 3, pt 1) The…
My Travels in China: Shanghai Day 3 (Part 1) Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 2) Lots of very…
My Travels in China: Shanghai Day 2 Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 1 part 2) After another weird…
My Travels in China: Shanghai Day 1 (part 2) Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 1 part 1) We…
As much as I tried to psychologically will away the rain, there was no getting around it. I had been following The Weather Channel’s 10-day forecast for weeks, and the weather was always sunny, until about the last week before the trip. It was still sunny for Beijing, but clouds were moving into Shanghai. The forecast said there was a…
My Travels in China: Beijing Day 6 Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 5) Today we leave for Shanghai. …
My Travels in China: Beijing Day 5 Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 4, Part 2) Today is our…
My Travels in China: Beijing Day 4 (Part 2) Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 4, Part 1) After…
My Travels in China: Beijing Day 4 (Part 1) Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 3) I woke up…
My Travels in China: Beijing Day 3 Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 2 Part 2) What a day! …
My Travels in China: Beijing Day 2 (Part 2) Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from Day 2 Part 1) Getting…
My Travels in China: Beijing Day 2 (Part 1) Dr. Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will share the cultural and kitty cat highlights of Dr. Plotnick’s trip. (Continued from day 1) What a…
My Travels in China All work and no play makes a veterinarian very cranky. Dr. Arnold Plotnick, owner and chief veterinarian at Manhattan Cat Specialists, loves to travel and loves cats; in an ideal world he would combine the two. So off he went… East… way way East… to China. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will…
Just before venturing out for our final day in Istanbul, I look out of our room window; First thing I see is a kitty across the street. This should be a good omen for the rest of the day. Our goal today was to see the Quincentennial Museum of Turkish Jews. The museum is located not far from the…
Our last full day in Istanbul. Today, the plan is to take a cruise up the Bosphorus. Anyone who’s read Orhan Pamuk’s book, “Istanbul” knows the importance the Bosphorus Strait plays in the lives of the people of Istanbul. The 19 mile-long Bosphorus serves as Istanbul’s main highway, hosting a never-ending stream of vessels, from little fishing boats to humungous…