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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I think rice is rather nice!
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Recently we have been to see rice terraces. Rice terraces are cut into earth by hand (by hand I mean with tools, or the people would have VERY dirty hands!).The terraces traced the hillsides contours and every where you looked, …
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Monkey Business
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Yesterday we went to Seven Star Park in Guilin. We climbed up one of the Karst Mountains, the path was steep and slippery and said beware of thunderstorms! There were also notices that said watch out for wild monkeys. We …
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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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The flipside
Packing, sitting on rucksacks, squeezing 6 months into 3 cases and hand luggage again. Leaving just as we’ve started to find our way around and before we’ve finished exploring. Cross words with the kids because we’re stressed. Five hours on …
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My Bai Tie-Dye Buy
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Today we went to a nice place called ‘Zhoucheng’, it had a market but our main reason for going there was to see the Batik made by the local Bai people. We caught the bus at the nearest gate of …
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Ways I have travelled
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I have been making a list of different ways I have travelled. Yesterday we went on a tuk tuk. A tuk tuk has 3 wheels and you sit in the back of a van with open sides.I have also been …
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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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What’s it all about?
Today: Sitting in the back of a bus, discussing why robbers wear masks with Will. Giggling with Jo because we can’t work out how to use the washing machine and its filling rapidly and making strange noises. Listening to Ellie …
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Goodbye Mama, Hello Dali
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So this morning we said a sad goodbye to Mama Naxi and her family. She insisted on getting photos of Ellie and Will and then presented us all with Naxi good luck charms as well as more fruit and yoghurt. …
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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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