Mercure Teda Dalian

... maybe Canada. He worked for a guy but the guy stole his recipes and Eddie left. Then he came back and opened "The real Eddies" Not sure if all that is correct but hopefully it is close. I guess there is another restaurant in Kai fa qu called "Eddies" Anyway, he serves western food and has a delicious bakery. I had some of the chocolate chip cookies. They were tasty.

Again, back to the story, we went to ...

I have decided that I am going to roast once I get back to south Texas. Hot in Dalian, China is 90 degrees and that is long gone here. I hope I am still acclimated to real hot weather because I haven't felt hot here. Sure I get a little sweaty walking home but not like in Harlingen. Also, fall must be coming because the mornings and evenings have been cool. I almost thought about pulling out my long sleeve shirt the other day but knew it would warm up. Plus, my roommate would strangle me ...

... to Chinese cities. It's centred around what's called Zhongshan square (in English and Mandarin -- although it's actually a circle), which is surrounded by early 20th century architecture: think pilasters, columns, cornices, etc. My hotel is situated just off this square-circle-shape; essentially faded grandeur: a huge high-ceilinged suite, with the electrics hanging down the wall, the smoke alarm casually placed on the windowsill, and ...

... and desperate to find one, like the last time I went to Shanghai) and offloaded the books and cds, figuring if they went missing (like the time when Nic sent me some groovy silvery spangly undies from Perth) I would be ****** off, but not in danger of crying, whereas if the toys, handbag or high heels went missing, I would be reduced to a blubbering mess. This makes me wonder at my priorities. A few years ago Tanya told me I was under qualified in the 38 (ie ...

... closer to the beach area and I didn't have to walk as far to get to that road that I was looking for. Now I get it, there was construction before as they were repaving the road. With that finished, the buses could run their regular route. Great! I hopped off the bus and made my way to that road and once I arrived, I started to jog up the hill. I noticed several people walking up the hill or sitting on the side of the road and ...

... didn’t fess up right at the beginning. She was happy with her massage, but after some comparisons I definitely think I got the more skilled masseuse.

To top off the evening, we headed to Susan’s, one of the only true western restaurants in this part of China. I went all out and ordered an orange Julius and a poutine. It is not quite the same, but a pretty darn close replica, especially for China. The ...

... ripped off like foreigners always are... bargain hard.

Finding the ‘mall’ itself wasn’t too ************ce we went through the doors—it was like entering a giant, six storey flea market. We wandered, and wandered, and finally came across some stalls that offered clothing, but none had plain t-shirts. After what felt like hours, but was probably closer to one, we found a place that had a few options... We explained we wanted 15 black ...

... time.

But, to accurately demonstrate the era we were teaching—The Stock Market Crash of '29—suddenly the stocks started to drop, and of course the banker recalls all the loans... Still more frantic trading and the prices keep falling. The game ends when stocks are worthless, people have been cleaned out by the bank, and thus the discussion begins.

Who says that there is no capitalism in China? The students’ awareness of the emotions ...

... of stalls selling food, clothes and housewares. There is also a lot of construction of all types and levels. Workmen sawing, welding, painting, and upholstering in their makeshift sidewalk workshops across the street from cranes moving 10 ton loads of steel up to the 40th floor. The level of manual labor here continues to astound me. For the last 2 weeks, a crew has dug, set, covered and paved a utility trench near my apartment ...

... of Russians working here. Dalian is also very close to North Korea, and there are buses that will take you the China-N. Korea border, but we didn't have time to go. Click for pictures: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Binh.Trie u/DalianFeb2007 And a Video of Diana playing the Chinese Top: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiykYqEd 12k