{"id":3094,"date":"2015-04-21T07:09:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T00:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3094"},"modified":"2015-04-21T07:11:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T00:11:52","slug":"traffic-and-a-creative-tuktuk-ride-41715","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3094","title":{"rendered":"Traffic and a creative Tuktuk ride, 4\/17\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are days when the traffic outside allows me catch a taxi to school, and there are other days when there\u2019s no way a taxi is a good option. Today is one of those \u201cno way\u201d days. No problems on the train commute. Classes went well. Back at the apartment, I spent time making notes about where we finished up so I can pick up in 8 weeks when classes \u201cmight\u201d meet again.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve arrived at that time in our Beijing experience when I start realizing, \u201cHey, I don\u2019t have too many subway trips to school left\u201d. Or, \u201cI\u2019m not sure if I\u2019ll see some of these people again\u201d. The graduation activities for my school are May 22 &amp; 23, and I\u2019m not sure how much I\u2019ll be able to attend. It\u2019s the same day as \u201cInternational Day\u201d at BISS (the 23<sup>rd<\/sup>), and Judy and I will be celebrating our 40<sup>th<\/sup> wedding anniversary that evening.<\/p>\n<p>Judy went to the dentist\u2019s office as school ended. She called me when they began to work on her crown. The traffic issue is still bad, so I began to make my way over on the train to meet her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apartment Traffic Video link<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/6s8mhhqguydctb4\/15.4.14.Apt.%20traffic.MOV?dl=0\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/6s8mhhqguydctb4\/15.4.14.Apt.%20traffic.MOV?dl=0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We meet up at the dentist. We couldn\u2019t seem to find a taxi, and ended up taking a Tuk-tuk (small motorized enclosed rickshaw). It was probably cheaper than a taxi because of the traffic. Our tuk-tuk driver was really \u201ccreative\u201d in his route. There\u2019s no way a taxi could\u2019ve made it that fast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuktuk Video link<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/fozpnzz4tbv30ox\/15.4.17.Tuktuk%20to%20Sanlitun.MOV?dl=0\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/fozpnzz4tbv30ox\/15.4.17.Tuktuk%20to%20Sanlitun.MOV?dl=0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were headed to a place in Sanlitun called \u201cThe Local\u201d to meet a group from BISS. It\u2019s a favorite of the Australians in Beijing. The televisions are full of Rugby, Australian Rules Football, Cricket, and of course, soccer. The elementary staff is celebrating the \u201cGrade 5 Exhibition\u201d with their Australian teacher, Roger. I love getting together with this wide-ranging group of personalities and accents. We\u2019ll miss this back in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3096\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Issue-29_17April-2015-resized.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3096\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3096\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Issue-29_17April-2015-resized-300x104.jpg\" alt=\"The Grade 5 Exhibition students, teachers, mentors, and elementary administrators.\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Issue-29_17April-2015-resized-300x104.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Issue-29_17April-2015-resized-1024x354.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Issue-29_17April-2015-resized-624x216.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Issue-29_17April-2015-resized.jpg 1137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grade 5 Exhibition students, teachers, mentors, and elementary administrators.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are days when the traffic outside allows me catch a taxi to school, and there are other days when there\u2019s no way a taxi is a good option. 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