Hope you all are doing well. We are doing ok. Our time here is getting short, but there's still 6 weeks to go. We're trying to stay focused on the job at hand, but it's easy to drift back to Raleigh, being in the company of those we love. Soon...very soon.
Marianne and I have been biking around town. We've been thinking about how we want to get around when get back home. Here's a few ideas:
I like these little vehicles. You can put them in the closet at night.
Marianne likes this option. I call it the 'Driving Miss Marianne' option.
A sign of warm weather here in China is the rolled up shirt. We're seeing this more and more, so summer is coming soon.
Then all the performers sang the big finale.
Here's a couple of our students who came to the show.
Karaoke is very popular here because, other than the movies, its about the only thing to do for fun. So they sing their hearts out.
We went to Beijing last Saturday. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. We decided Friday to go, got our train tickets without any help, and had a great day in Beijing. The air wasn't too bad and the weather was very nice. We went to the 798 Art Zone in northeast part of the city. It was an old German made factory complex that was abandoned in the 1990s. Artists were looking for cheap places to work and display their work, so the area was cleaned up, and now its a nice neighborhood of workshops, galleries, restaurants, and coffee shops. It had a Brooklyn-type feel to it. It was a very nice place to send the afternoon. Here's some photos:
Marianne wanted to tickle him, but she showed amazing self-control.
This girl might be smiling, but I wouldn't mess with her.
He looks guilty of something.
Keeping our distance from the bird flu.
All for now. We'll have another post before we head home. See you all soon. Ciao.
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