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Asia » China » Hebei » Qinhuangdao » Nandaihe July 30th 2012

So, we have been in China two weeks now! It has gone so fast! We know our way around a bit more now, and can even direct taxi drivers to and from school. We have learnt a bit of Chinese so we can say thank you, right, left, straight on, and no meat..! Today was our day off so last night after work we went out for tea with everyone to a BBQ place. We had sweet and sour tortillas, potato & vegetables and beer to wash it down! A few of the others were also off today so we decided that we would go out to play pool and have a few more drinks. We all went home to drop our bags off and get changed and met at the corner shop. We got into ... read more
The road where we live
The main road near the house
Normal shops!!!

Asia » China » Hebei » Qinhuangdao » Nandaihe July 22nd 2012

16/7/2012 After about 36 hours we are finally in the town we will be working, Qinhuangdao. The journey was long, boring and very tiring. The first plane was fun, the aeroplane was quite new and the "ICE" entertainment system kept us amused! Even the plane food was ok! Then we arrived in Dubai and had to wait 4 hours which was very boring, but we both fell asleep for about half an hour in the waiting room. The second flight left Dubai at 11AM Dubai time, and took 7 and a half hours. We both slept most of the way and I didn't eat anything as the food was horrible. We stayed for one night in a hotel in Beijing. I've included a picture of the toilet we were greeted with, but thankfully they had normal ... read more
Plane food!
Plane!
On the plane steps in Dubai




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