So as we reach mid November we are trying to remain in the moment and try not to get too caught up in the ‘stirrings’ of Christmas at home. We went out with our new friends, Brian and Adrian and we went to a Korean BBQ and left the ordering to Brian. Previous to going out for dinner, Adrian and I indulged in a pedicure. We were attended to by two very sweet ladies and we chatted as best we could with them and enjoyed each other’s company as well. Unfortunately for me, Adrian headed home to Texas shortly after our day out but we will see her again early in the New Year.
Clear days have followed a few ‘murky’ days so we have been able to get out in the evenings for nice walks. This past weekend we joined up with Ash on Friday night for what we call a Chinese BBQ at John’s favorite establishment. We walked to the restaurant and we were treated with the first snowfall John or I have experienced in Beijing…so much for halting that Christmas feeling! Time to shop!
The next day we discovered a new park close to where we live. We biked to it to mainly to see the deer but instead ended up walking most of the park without seeing any deer but were not disappointed in the least…always fun to discover something regardless of why we headed there in the first place. The snow had stayed through the night so it was a pretty addition to the pictures.
This weekend was particularly full as we hosted our first Canadian visitor, JP Elliot. JP was here on business but we soon changed his tune and had him site seeing and weaving through subways. We walked around some epic sites at Tiananmen Square and took in some of the modern shops then ended up back in the hutongs for some Chinese food at a restaurant John had experienced before. A good dinner of varying tastes and some large beer and we were ready to head home. Like we have mentioned before, we are not often out late so managed to snap a few pictures at night and then realized it’s very pretty at night so promised ourselves to venture out more in the evenings.
