Blogs from Wuhan, Hubei, China, Asia - page 14

Bienvenue sur notre nouveau blog! Espérons qu'il ne subira pas le même sort que l'autre... Après une bonne semaine de remise en forme et reprise de nos bonnes habitudes wuhanaises, de prise de connaissance avec les nouveaux élèves, de retrouvailles avec la vie quotidienne chinoise et d'achat d'un nouvel appareil photo, nous voilà prêts à partir enfin à l'assaut de la fameuse Tour de la Grue Jaune (Huáng Hè Lóu). Il s'agit d'une pagode édifiée à Wuchang, sur les hauteurs du Sheshan(Colline du Serpent, surplombant le Yangtze. Les 5 étages de la tour offrent un riche panorama sur le fleuve ainsi que sur Hankou et Wuchang. Cette tour a été reconstruite une bonne vingtaine de fois, le bâtiment originel ayant été édifié en 223 (période des 3 royaumes). La visite est très agréable, agrémentée de ... read more

Yes, we are still here! It has been ages since I have documented my latest adventures here. Anyway, we got back to China on August 10 after freezing our butts off in Ontario for three weeks. A great time was had by all but damn it was chilly. Who has ever heard of 15 - 20 degree weather in Southern Ontario for the last week of July and the first week of August? Either we have become acclimatised to hot weather or Canada is getting colder. We have loved the heat since we returned. I know, I know...enough about the weather but you can't beat the climate here....although some would disagree on the greatness of 100% humidity and forecasts that read daily, 38 but feels like 50. As we move towards the middle of September, it ... read more

School is back in session, and I'm optimistic about the year to come. They moved my classes around a bit, so I'm not teaching grade five, as I expected to be. they've also added an extra class to my workload (and a substantial salary raise.) based on my performance last year. I'm teaching four grade two classes, and one grade three class. Two of my grade two classes consist of students that I taught last year in grade one, and two of the grade two classes are mostly new to me, though I've had a few of the kids in Sunday class. My boss's son is one of my new students! My grade three co-teacher is one of the Chinese English teachers who shared an office with me last year, and one of the ones that ... read more

Here's a bunch more parade pics that have come in from others, many of the group in motion.... read more

After leaving Chongqing (furnace one of three) and mking our way down the Yangzte we made boarded the bus and made our way to our second furnace, Wuhan. We were only spending one night in Wuhan to wait on the train to Nanjing so we used it as a chance to rest up, recouperate and get our clothes washed after the river cruise. The Irish couple and the montreal-ians were also staying just for the night and then we were all going our seperate ways. We all spent the evening together in the hostel pleased to feel and smell clean and still laughing about our cruise ship expereince. Glad that we'd done it but relieved that it was over. The next morning we got up and ventured out into the heat to visit a Buddist temple ... read more