Will's Words & Ellie's Expressions
- Está lloviendo otra vez
It's raining again Some useful vocabulary: rain - lluvia, damp - humedad, wet - húmedo, soaked - mojado, soggy - empapado, dripping -goteo, drowned rats - ratas ahogadas...read more
- Está lloviendo otra vez
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Anti Ceris
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It was with great sadness that we heard Anti Ceris has passed way. She was such a lovely and kind lady, who looked out for Ellie May and William, crossing them safely over the road at school time. During our …
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Wet and Watery Guilin
We arrived in Guilin from our long journey to a wet, overcast city. However once we arrived at the hostel we were warmly welcomed, and the children given lots of attention, especially helping to make dumplings at the Monday evening …
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Exploring Dali
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We have settled in well at the Jade Roo, all our stuff spread out over the large suite! Dali is situated on the Erhai Hu lake (the 7th largest lake in China) and is below the Cang Shan mountains. We …
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I Want To Ride My Bicycle…
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Saturday, another beautifully warm and sunny day with blue skies and wonderful views of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, so we decided to go cycling!! We found a place hiring bikes and after discovering poor old Will was too short to …
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Yakkity Yak !
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Today we have been out to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. This beautiful mountain is just outside Lijiang, and as you wander along the Old Town you catch glimpses of it’s snow capped peaks. We caught a bus up to the …
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Food, glorious food
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Most of the time we have absolutely no idea what we have ordered until the food arrives! This has made eating and mealtimes quite exciting. The added pressure of using chopsticks makes mealtimes quite fun. Thank goodness for the sporks …
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National Park Adventure
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We have just got back from a 4 day adventure to Jiuzhai Gou and Huanglong National Parks. I call it an adventure because right from the start we were once again completely lost by the fact we do not speak …
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Besotted by Pandas
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We have now left Xi’an on another sleeper train. We survived the 16 hour journey by sitting in the corridor watching beautiful mountains out of the window. Following an exciting tea of pot noodle, Matt and Will squashed up on …
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The Great Wall
Well we are now in Xian. We traveled on a sleeper train here from Beijing. The train has rooms with 4 beds, 2 bunks in each. At the end of the carriage is a washroom and loo. Ellie was very relieved that …
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Park Life
We are getting a little more adventurous. In the last couple of days, we have been on a bendy bus and used the subway. Travelling on public transport here costs pennies rather than pounds. The bus and train were fairly …
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