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A Shopping Day
It is Sunday morning 6:30am, very quiet and dark outside and the children are playing in the lounge next door while I am sitting at the kitchen table updating this blog. We are getting better, three nights ago we woke … Continue reading
Nick and Ben’s Birthday
On our first day here in Germany Ben and Nick woke up to their 9th birthday! Happy Birthday boys!! Thank you so much to those of you who gave me your birthday cards before leaving and those of you who … Continue reading
A Long Day Travelling
A Long Day Travelling So, that wake up call got us out of bed and onto the bus by 6:30am in Tianjin and it took 3 hours to drive to Beijing. (The train takes 30 minutes …it took us a … Continue reading
Our Last Day in Tianjin and China
Our Last Day in Tianjin and China Today was our last day here. As all the other days it was fully organised and packed with activities. I think there is this feeling of obligation to pack us much into our … Continue reading
Second Competition Day
Well, the second competition day is also at its end now. It’s 22:33 and I am sitting in the hotel lobby writing this. The competition was only in the morning and it went well for the Kiwi team. All together … Continue reading
First Competition Day
First Competition Day Today was the first day of Nick and Tessa’s competition. It was really interesting to see all the other competitors and there is a clear difference between any Chinese team (like Shanghai and Tianjin), Malaysia and … Continue reading
Opening Ceremony
Today we had a full programme. It started off this morning with a visit to the Huo Yuanjia memorial place. This is quite an amazing site right next to the Kung Fu school. I feel lucky that our coach had … Continue reading
Banquet Reception
Banquet Reception So our coach arrived last night from NZ and most other teams have arrived today. There is an Aussie team, a Swiss team, Canadian, USA, Malaysia and three different Chinese teams from various places. The Aussies have “older” … Continue reading
In tianjin
Tianjin Kung Fu School ON Sunday afternoon we made our way from Beijing to Tianjin. We were taken to Tianjin by bus and we had the same driver, Mr. Wu, who took us through Beijing. This time we had a … Continue reading
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Beijing
Nihaoo, We have been in Beijing for four days now and sadly have had no internet access from the hotel. At present we are sitting at Starbucks and have WiFi access, probably for the last time while in China, as … Continue reading