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Qingdao Beer Festival
Hi Everybody, I know it's been another long stretch between postings. The summer has flown by, so many great times with Mike. He left for Boston last week and is now doing his study abroad semester. I'l be starting a separate blog for his travels, with his permission of course. But now back to our summer trips.
This posting is our visit to …
Going to Visit the Brewery and see the Ocean
... It was great. Matthew of course picked up the tab and we parted ways for the last time. We thanked him for his hospitality and told him if he was ever in the US, we owed him a weekend to repay him.
This was an amazing experience. Matthew was a gracious host due to guanxi. The relationship that he had with Eric in Beijing translated to us in Qingdao. I was very surprised how Matthew treated us. He spared no expense ...
Big Shoes to Fill
... here in Qingdao.
The opening game this season was an exhibition game against an “Amercian All Star Team”, so a co-worker and I got tickets to see the fuss. The Double Star Eagles normally play at the Qingdao University, but they moved the team this year to the Qingdao (Guoxin) Sports Stadium, due to the larger than expected crowds. The arena holds ~ 12,500 fans and is home to ...
Drunk chinese cop
ok, this just happened! The wife and I were walking back home from a late night dinner, when out of nowhere a police car crashes into the center divider! I'm not talking a little crash; I'm talking about the dude leaving his foot on the gas kind of crash. I stood there shocked while the wifey, being the true asian she is, started taking pictures! see for yourself =^_^=
There was no other cars around. The only thing that came to mind was the ******* was drunk.
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Have not forgot about you guys!
Hey beautiful people!
Nothing really going on in China. The weather is very nice; very autumn. Showed the students of my school how to make jack-o-lanterns. The pumpkins are tiny here. Work is going well; easiest job ever!
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services