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Time to travel

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We’ve completed our first term at Wellington Tianjin!  After a fabulous staff party last night at the St Regis, we are ready to think about heading off to the states for my first Christmas at home in four years.  A quick trip to the pet market today and we’ve got everything Ravi should need whilst we are gone.  Suitcases are out and nearly all packed.  One last sleep and we begin our traveling tomorrow.  Two hour bus journey to Beijing, flight to Vancouver, Canada and finally arriving in Portland, Oregon.  It is quite a amazing with the time zones we will be landing 2 and a half hours earlier than we departed!

Our countdown has ended, one last sleep before we’re off
Christmas goodies received in a lovely St Regis hamper
Packing is looming
My least favourite part about traveling
Cupboard is stocked, Ravi will be well fed whilst we are gone

Mrs T

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A morning in Beijing’s 798 Art District

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One of the greatest things about living in Tianjin is that Beijing is only 30 minutes away by train ($15 return). This means if Mrs. T wants to go shopping we can be there an hour after leaving our front door.

This morning we headed up to the art district as a new pair of shoes was on the agenda! We had a walk round taking in the quirky scenery and artwork located down the various alleys and paths.

We had heard a lot about SOYE and had seen quite a few pairs of their shoes on co-workers. Basically it is a fantastic shop full of handmade leather goods at amazing prices.

After wandering round for a while we decided to go and get a coffee, in what looked like a boutique coffee house. I saw a food bowl behind the counter and a cushion, so we were keeping an eye out for a cat or dog. To my surprise this is what we saw….

We opted against eating here!

So, departed at 7.40am and back by 2pm. A great start to the weekend!

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Beijing take 2: The Great Wall

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A few weeks ago we took our second trip to Beijing.   Out of Tianjin on the Friday night train, on the town for a bit and up early for a drive out to The Great Wall for a hike.  About ten of us from school joined up with Beijing Hikers for the Jiankou ‘Big West’ Great Wall Hike.  It was our first experience with an organised hike and we really enjoyed it.  We found the entire excursion organised, convenient, good value for money and very interesting.  It was a beautiful autumn day, with blue sky and amazing views.  We were back home in Tianjin by nine in the evening and felt pleased to have really made the most of our weekend!

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Mr & Mrs T