{"id":2507,"date":"2014-12-09T16:40:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T09:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2014-12-09T16:40:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T09:40:17","slug":"out-and-about-again-12814","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2507","title":{"rendered":"Out and about, again! 12\/8\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the last week before we head back to the US. Judy has one last assembly on Friday, and then school is out after lunch. She\u2019ll probably spend the afternoon putting away all the holiday stuff, and then head home for final packing. She has a couple of possible evening activities planned with some of the teachers (depending on her energy level). It\u2019s gonna be a full week.<\/p>\n

My school stays in session through December up to January 23. There is a holiday on December 25, and then two days on Jan. 1 & 2. I\u2019ll miss a total of three class days (18th<\/sup>, 19th<\/sup>, and 26th<\/sup>) while we\u2019re back in the US, since they fall on Thursday and Friday (my regular teaching days). It\u2019s always a pain trying to provide class activities when I\u2019m not sure who might be covering the classes.<\/p>\n

As we arrived home yesterday I noticed the crown on my new watch was gone, so I\u2019m headed back today to get it replaced. But first, I\u2019m still trying to find a kite market I\u2019ve read about. I took the train down to Panjiayuan station, near the antique market. I show the address to some of the tuk-tuk drivers and they\u2019re all pretty confused. One of them offers to take me, but I\u2019m not convinced he knows anything, so I set off on my own. I walked around several long blocks and eventually stumbled into a big market area. It\u2019s four stories. The first two floors are food, the 3rd<\/sup> floor is clothing, and the 4th<\/sup> floor is household items. This is a nicer wet market than several I\u2019ve seen. There is a huge seafood area with large tubs of fish and lobsters. Meat vendors are around the walls. It\u2019s just so interesting watching all the business taking place. It\u2019s not an Albertson\u2019s or a Kroger.<\/p>\n

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Eventually I give up, and sightsee through the Antique Market for a while. I\u2019ve deduced that maybe it\u2019s not kite selling season. Then it\u2019s back to the Silk Street Market. \u00a0They fix the watch quickly and I also end up buying an Omega watch. I offered a ridiculous price (or so I thought), and they eventually settled. As I was leaving, I walked by the stall where I made them so mad yesterday. They spotted me and \u201cif looks could kill\u201d.<\/p>\n

I walked up the street to Tim\u2019s Texas BBQ and enjoyed another great lunch. I need to break myself of this habit. After lunch, I debated about taking a long walk to the Russian Market, or heading up the road to a mall area called \u201cThe Place\u201d. I elected to visit \u201cThe Place\u201d (it was a shorter walk). It’s a really nice upscale mall area with an outside pavilion like downtown Las Vegas. I\u2019d seen it from a distance at night and the lighting is unbelievable. I hope to see it some evening up close, but it probably won\u2019t happen before Xmas.<\/p>\n

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I made the trek to train station and headed home, stopping to buy milk in the BHG market at Taiyanggong Station. It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve walked this much around town, and I\u2019m beat.<\/p>\n

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One of the Beijing skyline highlights. It’s not that tall, only about 85 floors, or so.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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