03 December 2013
It’s December! We have entered our
fifth month in China and I am happy to report that life here is better than
expected. That’s probably not saying much. With hindsight, I realise that
before I left I was a self appointed martyr, who acted as if she was being sent
off to her exile/eventual death but now I’m actually here I am happy to report
that I love living in China. I love waking up in my own apartment, I love the
food, I love that everything is so cheap and most of all I love that I can hop
on the subway and head off on an adventure whenever I want. Obviously there are
things I could do without; the spitting, the smell, having to do my own washing
and the chore that is cooking anything other than brownies but in general, I
love it here!
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| Frozen lake |
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| Coats for trees |
One of the very first things we
did when we arrived in Beijing was visit the Drum and Bell Tower. When we woke
up the sky was blue and the air was crisp but not cold so we decided to venture
back. After a forty minute subway ride which, as always, cost 20p, we arrived
at Houhai Lake. To my surprise the lake was partly frozen! We had a bit of a
cold snap a few days ago but I never thought it would be cold enough to freeze
a huge lake! I can’t wait to come back after some proper cold weather - apparently
ice skating on the lake is popular. Despite the sheet of ice people were still
swimming! There wasn’t a wetsuit in sight either, just Speedos!
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| Assimilating with the locals |
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| Random chickens on the doorstep |
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| A bobo shop, for adults! |
We had a quick lunch at a hole in
the wall burger restaurant which despite being cooked in the world’s smallest
electric grill was surprisingly good and we finished the day by walking around
some of the local hutongs. Some of the pictures may look familiar which is
probably because we retraced our steps from an earlier trip. I realise that
everyday life doesn’t make for the most interesting Blog posts but it was nice
to go back and see how Beijing has changed in the few months we’ve been here!
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