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Boxing & KTV
... of new people too which was nice. A good fun evening, sat chatting at first then dancing & singing when the band came on. I escaped at midnight, not wanting to disapper first being the host, but glad I did as the others were there until 2am!!
Andy had been energetic that week & played squash, and bowling, then on the Wednesday evening had a late appointment over dinner. He played Badminton this week too, so is beating me in the fitness stakes at the ...
A (Week) Day in the Life
... corporal punishments in school. Our speaking might not be too sophisticated, but it's a great way to practice.
7:00pm: Spoken Chinese class. Our professor, a reddish-brown haired woman with a small mouth that widened enormously when she smiled, walks in. In this class, we step away from the more advanced Chinese content of the day and delve into the more practical Chinese language, including ordering a taxi, asking for directions, and describing your ...
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City & Summer Palace
... made up of nearly 1,000 buildings, it is the world’s largest surviving palace complex. We walked its grounds among the opulent palaces, pavilions, courtyards and imperial gardens within the 26-foot-high walls.
On our way to lunch, we stopped at the Beijing Zoo to see the Giant Panda Exhibit.
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Beijing China
... in getting the first in line to view the historic site. I felt a bit overwhelmed just approaching the gates never mind going in, but then a nice sweet young lady asked if we needed a guide and we had planned on getting one once there (we always get the guide as you get so much more out of any tour that way) she was Awesome!! It was hot and long but it was so fascinating. Walking in the footsteps of the Emperors past hearing the stories and tales of chinese ...
The Great Wall of China
... worth it. One really annoying aspect were the hawkers who walked with us for ages. At one point they were screaming at each other over who owned the tourist. As rude as it sounds we just had to tell them to go away or they honestly would have walked the whole way with us. Again the history of the Great Wall can be found in Wikipedia so I have zero interest in copying and pasting it here but I will put up some sweaty pics of us instead.
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