Here we are with our Egyptian neighbors at a TGI Fridays that we recently discovered is very close to our school:
We had been reading about the Muslim Quarter of Beijing but had not had a chance to check it out yet. We went with our friend Ethan to the area but were a little underwhelmed. Besides a mosque, there wasn't much there to see.
We did stop at a restaurant where Ethan and Chris each took shot of lizard baijiu -- alcohol with lizards floating in it. Sounds delicious.
On the way back from the Muslim Quarter, we saw this girl lighting a bunch of tealights to spell out Happy Birthday for her friend so we helped her light them all… It was sweet!
Later in the fall, a couple of my former coworkers from Mission Markets came out to a conference in Beijing (!). I was so happy they were here! I got to do some local sightseeing with them, including Tiananmen Square, Great Wall (with snow!!! that was a first for me), and Xidan.
Before we knew it it was Christmas. This year we left a cookie for Santa and he took a bite!!
Chris got a remote control helicopter for Christmas and here he is playing with it right before it broke. Ahhh made in China.
I don't know what this sign means…
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