HOLIDAY! IT\u2019S MAY DAY, or LABOR DAY here in China. Our ayi, Lilly tried to go home for the weekend, and couldn\u2019t get a train ticket. Deb, our Australian faculty friend at BISS put together a \u201cgirls\u201d trip for several of the faculty. She had everything in place, except she couldn\u2019t get plane tickets, and had to cancel the trip. Lots of people are traveling today. I\u2019m curious what Beijing will be like this weekend.<\/p>\n
Judy had such a bad night with her cough, she got up this morning and started talking about going to the doctor. She called the clinic and got an 8:30 am appointment. We arrived right on time. Judy completed the paperwork and was quickly taken to a room. Minutes later, she walked through, headed for an x-ray. When we walked out of the clinic at 9:30 am, after paying $8.00 for everything, she had seen a doctor, had bloodwork and a chest x-ray, and received 3 prescriptions. She\u2019s got no excuse for not getting well now.<\/p>\n
We walk up \u201cembassy street\u201d, arriving at the \u201cLady\u2019s Market\u201d. We\u2019re just exploring. I\u2019ve been here, but Judy hasn\u2019t. It\u2019s not open yet, so we find a little caf\u00e9, and have a strawberry smoothie while we wait. A German gentleman joins us and we have an interesting chat, hearing about his postings working with the German embassy. Like many of our experiences, it\u2019s interesting to hear his view of the world, and Beijing. We talk about Dirk and the Mavericks (Mavs just lost game 5 to the Spurs). He talks about getting up at 3:00 am to watch Bayern Munchen get beat by Real Madrid in the big soccer match yesterday.<\/p>\n
We eventually walk through the Lady\u2019s Market, and end up in the Flower Market, one floor above. We\u2019re in need of plants for our fountain, and also find some nice flowers to add color to the apartment. Judy heads home to begin work on the fountain, and I walk further up the street for a swimming session. I\u2019m doing everything I can to avoid missing a day in the pool. Back home later, we enjoy the evening with some \u201cLost\u201d episodes. We\u2019re into Season 5, so we are working hard to not get \u201clost\u201d in the story.<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY! IT\u2019S MAY DAY, or LABOR DAY here in China. Our ayi, Lilly tried to go home for the weekend, and couldn\u2019t get a train ticket. Deb, our Australian faculty friend at BISS put together a \u201cgirls\u201d trip for several … Continue reading ![\"IMG_0938\"](\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0938.jpg\")
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