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Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao April 3rd 2008

Went to Qingdao for a weekend trip to see some ocean and get away from the smog and bustle of Dongying. The weather turned out to be pretty nice. Qingdao is famous for its beer and beaches, the former coming by the plastic bagful if you are so inclined. No comments in this one, just pictures! Enjoy!... read more

Meeting Australian Friends in Qingdao

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao March 20th 2008

With Portia&Mary

lonelybiker

Though it just like dreaming,my friend who hasn’t seen for many show up again!Ha ha.Though Portia just spent 2days in Qingdao,we had a lot of wonderful time!I felt uncertain and unconfident when I roaming in Qingdao 3years ago,because I am a totally stranger to this city,but now my Australian friends who I met in Dali is walking with me.I think they won’t feel uncertain like I did three years ago. This Catholic church is called St.Michael’s Cathedral,which was desinghed by a German architect Pipieruch in a Gothic and Roman style.This building is occupying a land area of 1,900sg.m.The design of the church forms a cross.Between the two symmetrical towers and in the 30 meters high,a terrace was built.There are four big bronze bells in the towers,whose voices are melodious and conxrete.the top of the church is ... read more

Me, Katsu and China

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao March 14th 2008

Sitting on the invisible bench outside Yantai Longda Eishin Factory

LauraBlackhall

In February i sold my first container load of Eishin products to the UK! The samples went down very well with Yo! Sushi and Hare and Tortoise, I set up a partnership with an importer/wholesaler and hey presto! Deal done! On April 7th you will be able to go into Yo! Sushi and order the 'Snow Crab Laura'! Only joking, its 'Snow Crab KatSu'! But i urge you all to request the 'Snow Crab Laura'! :) Its going to be on the trial menu for 6 months and will move to main menu if it sells well. Hare and Tortoise will be using a variety of other products. (i've had to take the menu picture yo sushi sent me off the blog now its a public one) As you can imagine I was very pleased with ... read more

Me with the finished product i the factory

For those in peril on the sea

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao January 9th 2008

Coffee in one of the poshest hotels in Qingdao

Amicu

We finally set out on our travels to Japan on 9th after having packed up house in Tai’an and sent everything we didn’t need for travelling on to Nanjing. (This involved quite an involved and baroque session at the Post Office, and we are hugely grateful to Emma, Jack and Gene for their interpretation and help with sewing up the postbags.) We waved goodbye to everyone, were advised by all our students one last time to wrap up warm so as not to catch cold, Emma gave Amy a pack of tissues for the journey, and off we went. Our first night was spent in Qingdao, A seaside town about 3 hrs by express train west of Tai’an. This was the first time we had taken an express rather than a normal train and the difference ... read more

Velodrome of Rizhao ,China

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao December 1st 2007

In the velodrome

lonelybiker

Hardly believe that I can cycle in the Velodrome（Bycicle Stadium）again!The trip to Rizhao remind me my short time in Sports Academy when I was in Yunnan.Soon after my right knee was badly injured I quit the Sports Academy. quitting the sports academy is a good choice so far,because my knee even don’t recovered completely so far . However I can here my inner voice :I still wanna be one of those athletes.How I wishes to do so ,but all I can do is just watch .I lost the best time to be an athlete. ... read more

Welcome!

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao November 1st 2007

Me & Mrs Niebuhr-a friend of mine

Walking Dictionary

Welome to my blog ,My name is Jackie,I am a sunny Chinese boy,my hometown is in Yichang where Three Gorges is in Hubei province in China,and now I am studying in Qingdao(Tsingtao) University in Shandong province,I like travelling and I like making friends too .Welcome to my blog,and I AM LOOKING FORWARD YOUR REMARKS TOO,thank you!... read more

Qingdao Surf

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao October 25th 2007

With 11 surfers from California

lonelybiker

Three years !!! Even though I have been in ,a coastal city,Qingdao three years.I haven't been so happy &excited!I have never found so much fun in the sea. I am from southwest China ,my hometown is wedged between Mt.Cangshan and Erhai lake (a fresh water lake,2000 ).I had not saw the sea until I attempted my university in Qingdao 3years ago . when I was 19years old,I saw the sea for the first time in my life .I will never forget how excited I was to see the real sea !Last week when the 11surfers (Todd,David,Simon,Lindsey,Tammy,James,Chirstina,Jess,Marion,Moira&Nora)from California come Qingdao to teach ,Chinese students,us to surf.Which recall me how excited I was three years ago. Thanks for Todd,David,Simon,Lindsey,Tammy ,James,Chirstina,Jess,Marion,Moira&Nora for teaching us surfing this week. They are very nice person.All of they have take their surfborad ... read more

I Made it Eventualy!I Have Surfed !

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao October 21st 2007

I surf again today!

lonelybiker

I can hardly believe that I have got the chance to surf again! Still in the Old stoneman beach in Qingdao.Those friends from California also come to teach us today!It's really exciting to do so,after that day's surf I think I have almost made it ,to stand on the surf broad with my two feet! The waves are stronger than yesterday's,so I didn't need to paddle very much .I can feel the water pushing me ,and I try my best to stood on it as soon as possible.Once I stood on it I felt that I can almost control it ,and I can keep my balance by my two feet! And then I can surf further and further .What's more I never fall into the water! It's just a little pity that ,the wave is ... read more

Surf in Oldstoneman Beach of Qingdao with American Surfers

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao October 19th 2007

My coach

lonelybiker

Wow!It's my fist time surfing in my life!Yesterday 11 surfers from California come to Qingdao to teach Chinese students surf .I have watched surf on television for hundred times ,but I have never tried before .So it's such a surprise when an American told me about this one day before. I met all the American surfers at their hotel this morning and then led they to the coach which took us to the old stoneman beach ,where we have surfed there for a whole day. It's a lovely day ,and the wind is just right for surfing.After everything got ready ,Gearhart told me "Alex go first " and then I put on a suit with long leg and short arm ,borrowed from David. James ,Sherman jumped into the sea fellowed by me .They tried a body ... read more

Qingdao, or, 'What I did on my holiday".

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao October 7th 2007

On the train

Amicu

Holiday week falls disconcertingly early. We were just getting settled in, our first year students had just finished their mandatory two-week military training (seems to consists mostly of learning the basics of marching, popular military songs, and a little camping on the side) and had had their first week of actual classes, and then there's a holiday and it all stops for a week. Odd. So we went to Qingdao. Qingdao is a seaside city about 6 hours' train journey from Tai'an- quite a few of our students come from there. In fact, I did a quick poll of two of my classes and the students mostly come from Tai'an, Jinan, Liyi and Qingdao (or small places in the area around these), which means they're all from the same province of Shandong. The Shandong students say ... read more

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