Xiamen Seaview Resort

... it has sandy beaches) but it's getting dark as we arrive so I content myself with the hotel pool which is huge and rather functional than fancy, and where I have to buy a swim hat in order to go in!

There are a lot of expensive shops and (presumably) wealthy Chinese around as there are many seafood restaurants where you pick your fish or shellfish and they cook a meal for you - nothing is in English so you have to guess and we ended up with a very nice but very expensive meal ...

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hi all

i am in a place called xiamen now which took 24 houres to get hear it was a realy good train everybody was super nice and some people spook english i got chating to an english teacher that wonted me to marry her daughter which was also on the train lol

anyways i arived in xiaman and the first thing i notested that the temputure had risen to 40 ...

... tactic. But we are reluctant to leave badminton lessons with Yan Yan and Liu Yong, though. And delicious dinner with Lynn and her grandmother; Stephen's, "It's a pity," and Sakoura's smile. This afternoon, as usual, I share the streets with children tended by their grandparents. This is not a foreign concept. In Canada, my grandmother took care of me, too, while my parents worked. Here on the crowded sidewalk, one grandmother ...

... standing water). Marble is sealed with a penetrating sealer to help prevent the absorption of stains into the stone. It is recommended that marble be resealed periodically with a penetrating stone sealer on all horizontal surfaces. Sealing is not necessary for vertical surfaces such as fireplace surrounds. Etching Marble is a calcareous stones and is acid sensitive. Calcareous stones are readily dissolved in acid; therefore acidic products, such ...

... apart but I had gone too far to step back now. Hangzhou airport was a surprise too, I expected a dimly lit hall with three airplanes departing daily but it was a huge, busy airport with a very interesting cathedral-shaped roof and could be entered into any airport design contest. Ninety minutes later I was in the deep south, it was warm, no wind, and when I walked around long after dark to get some dinner, wearing a T-Shirt and no jacket, I knew I had done something right.

... the interesting/funny things we've experienced: 1. What do you do when the temperature gets down to 45-55 degrees? Generally, it goes without saying that we would shut the windows & turn the furnace on. Well, most places where we live do not have heat. However, wouldn't you think they would keep the doors & windows closed? No, not here! They believe in fresh air. Well, I do, too, but not when it is cold or pouring ...

... on an Australian soccer forum entitled "Aus v Greece live in China". What? Huh? What? CCTV 5? I run downstairs, turn on the TV, and Mark Viduka is on the ball passing the ball to Marco Bresciano. Celebration ensue. I still can't believe it. That's right - living the dream. Bring on Germany. Snags - don't forget my tickets. Of all the cities I've visited in China, this is the most Perth. Laid back lifestyle, relaxing coastal breeze, beaches. The beaches? Average. Better ...