We have a very good, “real” Chinese friend named Shui (which means water). He is born and raised in Beijing and a wonderful guy. He is always introducing us to new Beijing things and is great at choosing restaurants. Last…
Category: china
one year in beijing
We returned from Christmas holidays exactly one year after we first landed in Beijing. And while I have lots more to write about our trip in Indochina, I have decided to save that for another day and instead reflect back…
censorship
I had originally planned to write about censorship in China several weeks ago. I really believed, that, for the most part, it was just a tempest in a teapot. Exaggerated by the western media. Since we arrived we have…
christmas tree epiphany
I take Christmas seriously. Anyone who has been to our home this time of year knows there is no surface left undecorated. The tree is always a focal point. I buy the biggest tree possible for the house. It is…
acrobats (december 5, 2011)
When my sister and her family were visiting in August we took them to see the Chinese Acrobats. Our family had seen them many years ago when we were on our trip round the world. I had remembered being quite…
forbidden city (november 21,2011)
This fall in Beijing has been wonderful! The weather has been divine and we have be blessed with lots of visitors including my cousin, whom I hadn’t seen in 14 years, our neighbors from London and friends from Vancouver who…