{"id":2081,"date":"2014-09-23T15:35:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T08:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2014-09-23T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T08:35:59","slug":"a-visit-from-texas-92114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2081","title":{"rendered":"A visit from the Lone Star State!!! 9\/21\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lots of fun on tap for today!!!! My day starts off with a tee-time at Chaoyang Park Golf Course. I played well enough to enjoy the round, finishing 3 over par for nine holes. I played with Mark Saunders (England), and James Langile (Canada). It\u2019s fun trash-talking between the three cultures. Mark played really well. I think he finished +1 over par.<\/p>\n

Back home, Judy has been using her free time to adjust things around the apartment. She\u2019s always looking for better ways to arrange and organize our stuff. When she gets a little free time, look out!<\/p>\n

We get a call around 3:00 from Randy and Cindy Vaughn. They\u2019re long-time friends from Texas (living in Houston). They\u2019re in Beijing, as part of a 2-week tour of China. They flew in today with their group, and had some free time tonight. We taxied over and met them at their hotel for dinner. What a blast for us to visit with someone from back home!<\/p>\n

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The hotel is in an area of Beijing we\u2019ve never visited before. I called Steve from BHSFIC who knew a little bit about the area, trying to get some \u201cfood\u201d ideas. I needed several options. Cindy and Randy have been touring China for almost two weeks, and may be tiring of Chinese food. We ended up eating at \u201cLush\u201d, a college\/expat hangout that serves burgers, pizza, fries, etc. We traded China stories back and forth before getting a taxi back to the hotel. What a fun night!!<\/p>\n

They have two more full days in Beijing (Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, etc.). They\u2019re going to get a workout! I think Hong Kong is still on their itinerary before heading back to the US.<\/p>\n

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