Greetings from Beijing

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Hello from Beijing.
I thought this may be a good way to stay in touch and share with you all our photos and experiences. We have only been here for 3 days and we feel like we are a million miles away from you all. The girls were crushed to find that many websites here are prohibited including face book, you tube and just about all social networking sites. This is the only blog site we could get to work.
We had a great flight over and it was very happy reunion when we arrived in Beijing.
Generals garden is enormous and is heavily under construction. We will enjoy watching everything come alive.
We are of great interest to the many hundreds of staff that are around the place. Everyone stops and stares. A truckload of men ran of the road staring and then did a U turn to come back for another look. I get the feeling you don't see many foreigners in this part of town.
The nursing home is lovely and a real cultural shock to me. I am looking forward to spending some more time there when we settle in.
This is a short and sweet blog just to get started and to really see if it works. I have attached some photos. I'm still trying to work the camera out so as I practise I hope they improve.
I'll write more of what we have been up to later.
Nat x

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Photos

Kids new play area
That is the seniors lifestyle centre foundations in the background

Home
That is our unit in the background

Coffee Shop
We can now order coffee in Mandarin...learning the important things first

Home
That is our unit in the background

Wine rack
This is my kind of wine rack...found in the mansions onsite

shower head
Believe it or not this is shower head!

Rest
These are all over the site. There title translate into rest stop

Coffee shop
This is the coffee shop that is on site. It only serves drinks. We have been their everyday since we arrived. I think we are there only customers!

Comments

[tylah]

yay it works
read the title

[Michael]

Beautiful Blog qizi
China is a warmer, more beautiful place for your presence here ...! x

[Em]

Awesome!
Wow! Great pictures Nat! Glad you're settling in. Sucks about Facebook etc. but this is a great way to keep in touch. Look forward to hearing all about your adventures. Love to everyone xxEm

[Jodie]

Good morning from Australia
Good morning Nat and clan - lovely too see and hear you have arrived safely. I love the 驴, he could be your shopping assistant and carry your shopping! The girls and Michael look very happy (though cold???). Enjoy your 咖啡, perhaps the residents could bake items to sell at the Coffee Shop (a fundraisiing initiative). Take care Jodie

[Frances Jones]

Your blog
Hi Nat and family, glad you got there okay and are settling in, photos are gorgeous. Keep well, miss you at Horsley. love Frances.

[Fiona]

It's all about the coffee
Hi Nat I am so happy to see your smiling pictures, don't forget to include yourself in some we need evidence that your actually there! Enjoy the coffee and the adventure. Fiona

[Helen]

Wow
Hi Nat and family, Really great to here from you and hear that you have arrived safe and sound This is terrific idea, love the blog and the photos and look forward to your tales of adventure. That is one amazing facility and I look forward to seeing that progress.... and the wine cellar fill? Cheers Helen

[Warren]

Hello
Nice blog, will follow your adventures with much interest.... Now I just need to work on Kim to see if we can cow visit.

[jenny g]

hello
hi nat and everyone, so lovely to hear you are all safe and sound in your new home..unit looks very nice as does the coffee shop. cant wait to hear more of your adventures... take care and until next time jenny x

[Karen]

Hi Nat Hope all is well will email you this weekend miss you Every thing looks so surreal I bet it feels like a different universe. Give my love to all and take care xxxx