{"id":3330,"date":"2015-06-02T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2015-06-02T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T12:59:00","slug":"not-many-weekends-left-5-30-31-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3330","title":{"rendered":"Not many weekends left, 5\/ 30-31 \/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

SATURDAY, 5\/30\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n

We spent a lot of time today thinking through our packing schedule over the next 3 weeks. We also have to decide when people can come by that are taking some of the items from the apartment that we\u2019re not shipping back to the US. We\u2019re planning on carrying two suitcases each when we leave Beijing, but settling on what to take and what to ship is tough. We have to pack for a week in Cambodia\/Thailand, but also what we\u2019ll need on our cruise, including several extra days in Barcelona and Athens.<\/p>\n

We finished off the evening with food from Avocado Tree, a Chipotle rip-off. The food is great! The tastes are so much like what we would get in the US. For the longest time, they weren\u2019t on any of the local delivery websites, but they\u2019re back on now. I bet we have it several more times before we finally pull out of town.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, 5\/31\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n

We made a day of it today! Started off with a trip out to 798 Arts District. We\u2019ve been several times before, but with pretty weather and still yearning for a few small items to take home, it was the perfect time for a visit. We wandered through several shops and galleries before settling into our favorite. We\u2019ve been admiring a series of small statues for over a year. While we were debating about a purchase, one of the workers told us the artist had been in on Thursday, leaving 10 different designs in a smaller (cheaper) size. That was it. We found a couple we thought fit well together and made the purchase. There are so many things we\u2019d like to bring home, but there\u2019s no room in the condo for everything we want.<\/p>\n

We walked across the street to a small caf\u00e9, for some snacks, drinks, and people-watching. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been disappointed when I take time to sit and watch. There are so many unusual characters around here, and I\u2019m not just talking about the Chinese. The westerners in the crowd have some crazies as well.<\/p>\n

We headed back to the apartment to rest before going back out for a real dinner. I\u2019ve been trying to get Judy to Eatalia since I ate there a few weeks ago with the crew from BHSFIC. We had a nice dinner with some good Italian food. Afterwards, we walked around the area for a little while, checking out nearby Houhai Lake. I was also looking for a shop that might have phone cards for Judy\u2019s phone. It\u2019s short on money (I thought I had us fixed up a few months back, but must have miscalculated). I finally found one that had China Unicom, our company. It\u2019s quite a scene, me trying to get a shop keeper to understand what I need, when I speak little to no Chinese, and their English is non-existent. With Judy\u2019s phone charged, we headed home, ready to prepare for the last full week of students at BISS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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