Just as most kids seem to be going back to school, our boys are having their first vacation. After a month of classes, they get a four-day break to celebrate Mid Autumn Festival. It is a harvest festival, a bit…
Category: touristy stuff
duck (august 31, 2011)
My sister, Nicki, and her family are visiting us now. It is their first trip to Asia and they are so excited, about everything! Their enthusiasm is so refreshing. It has been quite a shock to me to realize how…
We have been back in Beijing for just about 24 hours now and our idyllic summer in Vancouver already seems like a distant memory. Beijing is a completely different place than the city we first came to in January. It…
great wall and hong kong 7’s (march 28, 2011)
The boys went back to school today after a week off for Spring Break. I suspect they are looking forward to the rest, as the last 10 days have been very busy!! We had our first house guests come from…
seeing everything (february 21, 2011)
One of my goals while living in Beijing is to see everything!! Or a least a lot! Since I have no idea how long we will live here, (somewhere between six months and forever, if I had to guess) I…
xin nian kuai le (february 7, 2011)
Tough morning, the boys went back to school after a week off for Spring Festival. This is the biggest holiday in the Chinese calendar, bigger than Christmas in the west because everyone takes part. The first night of the festival…