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Shan Hai Guan

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I was lucky enough to take a little day trip to see two unique parts of the Great Wall of China.  From Tianjin it was 1.5 hours on the fast train.  A short taxi journey and we came to the only part of the wall that stretches over water.  Another short journey and we arrived at the Shan Hai pass, where the wall stretches into the sea.  It was a beautiful day and lovely to see a bit of seaside.  There was also a fantastic museum about the Great Wall.  I would definitely recommend this day trip; the train ticket, three entrance fees, snacks and a meal, all for 640 RMB.

-Mrs T

Tianjin West Train station
Each pice of fruit (pears?) were covered by paper bags!
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Home, again

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Back in Tianjin today. The longer we live abroad and travel the more apparent it becomes that we don’t have just one ‘home’. After a lovely two weeks at ‘home’ in England we arrived home today with oodles of Easter chocolates, my new hobby (cross stitch) biscuits galore and coffee capsules to last us for months. Our apartment was beautiful and clean and we couldn’t have been more pleased to see Ravi, who after about ten minutes of being grumpy with us, hasn’t left our side since we’ve been back.

Cases are unpacked, laundry is done and jet lag is setting in. Nine short hours and we will be back in the classroom!

Glad to be home sweet home.

-Mrs T

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Great Leap Brewing, Beijing

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Such a treat to dine and drink in a non-smoking establishment!
Tasting flight, 50 RMB
Cheeseburger and fries, so yummy!
A perfect combo and great start to the afternoon

We popped up to Beijing Saturday afternoon to celebrate a friend’s birthday.  The venue was Great Leap Brewing’s No. 12 location, Dongcheng district.  We arrived late afternoon and the bar had a good buzz, not too busy but a steady flow of people in and around the place.  We settled right into our lunch and some tasters.  The food was delicious and the beer just as good.  I settled on a cinnamon wheat and Mr T continued on a light and fruity pilsner.  The  great atmosphere continued through the night as it got busier and busier! We even got a serenade from a Chinese bagpipe player!

We could have easily stayed all night but popped out to catch some rugby.  As Great Leap was next door to our hotel (Holiday Inn Express: super clean, a great location and 100 times better than what you get in the UK or the US from the same brand) we made a cheeky late night stop and sampled the pulled pork sandwich and fried chicken.  An indulgent evening but something of a treat as we have yet to find the equivalent in Tianjin.

We will definitely return to this brewery, think there is talk of going this weekend! Be sure to check it out if you are in Beijing and you are looking for good food and drink.

Mrs T