Best Western Beijing

... and dangers, are those most people would rather choose to walk the road ahead, in others to open up and dig out the old road to walk, although the look is very safe, but because too many people walk all the wealth and resources have long been occupied. Even if the lucky discovery of a small portion of the crowd will certainly be vying with the divided flock. Walk this way, how it would be a big gain?

... I think my shoe size is just too big comparing to average Chinese girls, LOL.

Work

Finally getting back to work after a satisfying meal with my happy colleague (and her new boots). My supervisor from Shanghai has arrived at the office but she's so busy that she didn't have time to train me until late afternoon. Fonterra runs on the SAP system so basically my training is on SAP. After my supervisor and my managers ...

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... all that and overtake quite a few people who were climbing considerably slower than PingPing and me, you finally reach the Hall of Dispelling Clouds or Páiyún Diŕn. Built on a platform framed by white marble balusters and adorned with such assorted bronze creatures like dragons, lions - or at least they looked so to me - a phoenix and so on, Páiyún Diŕn is a splendid structure with red columns and a roof covered with golden yellow tiles. Inside the Hall there is a throne which Cixi sat on ...

... It was like a giant Chinese Central Park, with everyone out enjoying a beautiful Saturday. There were children with kites, a whole section of choir groups practicing, the card-playing section (they all had little bungee cords to hold the cards down in the wind), dancers with flags and wooden clackers, and a section off in a forest area where multiple groups (in close proximity) were practicing the ...

... ho města, osobní oblasti císařů dvou posledních čínských dynastií. Cestou se pokousím u stánku koupit dva kusy sladkého pečiva. Klukovi ukazuju vztyčený palec a ukazováček, načez dostanu 8 kousků něčeho jako fíků v těstě. Argumentuji ze tolik nechci a znovu ukazuji stejné gesto, kluk kouká jak puk. Jestě ze máme ve skupině čínofóna Kamila, který situaci vyřesí. Kdo by tusil, ze ony dva prsty ...

... and spitting around me! One of these days I am going to get caught in the line of fire! Eww! Tonight I will be meeting the rest of the group.... Yesterday, got a little bit of food poisioning...not to bad, but its always bad when you have to rely on a point, shoot and aim public toilet!! It surprises me, because at this stage in India, I had not even had a tinge of food poisoining. Will update soon!

... the sidecar. I was outnumbered so I just watched. Fortunately nothing got damaged and I was good to go after lunch. Riding along the road for miles at a time I couldn't help thinking what would I do if I broke down and couldn't fix the bike. No Russian language, not even a clear idea where I'm headed. Geez, I hate to even think about it. I finally took out my MP3 player, plugged myself in and just listed to music as I rode along ...