On the Thursday evening after arriving, XR (with XJ) picked me up and we went for a meal at an American style restaurant. (She knows … See more...
Tag Archives: A
Forbidden City
Because YX and LM wanted to come to the Great Wall I had switched around the days for the activities on my plan, but stupidly … See more...
Lowering of the Flag
This evening XTH and I went back to Tiananmen Square (天安门广场 ) to watch the flag lowering ceremony.
返回天安门广场观看降旗仪式。
A was able to join us, … See more...
South Sea Shopping Centre
After the second graduation ceremony, A met us at the hotel with LM (all the way from Shanghai), and BX with her friend XFW dropped … See more...
Emotional Fellowship
Today was another big day. I had arranged to go to RP’s fellowship – a friend I made at Word Alive back in 2014 – … See more...
宋庆龄
After lunch with the fellowship, ZYJ drove us to the former home of Soong Ching Ling (Sòng Qìng líng, 宋庆龄) who was one of the … See more...
Alumni
This evening, A, LM and I met up with AFE and AFL and we went back to the Hilton Hotel for the University of Surrey … See more...
Post Alumni
After the Alumni reception, a few of us went to a pub for some drinks and snacks and just to chill out.
It was especially … See more...
响水湖
Sadly YX was unwell and couldn’t join us for the trip to the Great Wall (长城).
So this morning, A, LM and I boarded a … See more...
Peking Duck
Returning from the Great Wall, A and LM took me for my first experience of Peking (Beijing) Duck, which was tasty!
Although I liked … See more...
Orangeate
This morning it was raining and all I could hear around me at the breakfast table was English. I wondered if I had woken up … See more...
恭王府
So after my shopping trip, I headed to Gōng Wáng Fǔ (恭王府) to meet A and LM. It’s a relatively small place but there’s still … See more...
Goodbyes
In the evening, HY’s family took me for a meal. This was mainly to meet so that they could give me presents for my Mum … See more...
中国再见
So the day has come to return to the UK.
After breakfast I went to XR’s company. She reminded me that I had help her … See more...