Tag Archives: beijing

jet lag: new york city style.

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

we fell asleep (after cooking for the first time in, gosh, months – we knew it felt weird….) and then – whaddyaknow – wide AWAKE again at 1AM. hello, jet lag. welcome back. ok: team gloria recipe (RX for our … Continue reading →

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cross-cultural dining.

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

just a quick check-in after team gloria’s day job business lunch – isn’t this place GRAND?! weirdly, this restaurant (flemish? we weren’t sure) was inside a mall. but not a bog-standard-mall-with-main/high-street-retailers gosh, no – all high-end (Louis Vuitton, love).

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still life in a chinese hotel room.

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

ok – we’re going to work now…… we’ve been up since 3AM – swam (29 mins!!), sauna, steam, the funny lightbox room that we’re not sure what it does but the blue-ness and warmth is kinda nice (perhaps it’s reading … Continue reading →

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hello, 3AM. (+ what we’re not seeing)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

there’s a huge summer storm in beijing tonight – or is that today – it’s now 3AM – we are wide awake (of course) – and opened up the curtains/drapes to see the sky fill up with lightning and huge … Continue reading →

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a fashion moment in CHINA reminiscent of Monocle.

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

so the good news is that team gloria has had 6 hours of sleep in the past 24 hours. the bad news is that those 6 hours were spread out in 3 blocks of 2 hours each. scratchy eyes. a … Continue reading →

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the weather disrupted the planned croquet on the lawn

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Although the weather disrupted the planned croquet on the lawn, it certainly did not dampen spirits at the Head Master’s Garden Party… as you know, team gloria is currently in CHINA. so we were tickled pink to get the newsletter (so clever, … Continue reading →

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looks familiar…..

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Looks familiar? Yes, we’ve popped into a starbucks in beijing before our next meeting………….but they have very different food and beverage choices here: like green tea rolls and peanut mocha on ice curiouser and curiouser No, darlings, we didn’t eat … Continue reading →

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yonghe gong (lama) temple visit

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

never one to miss a cultural experience, team gloria set out on an intrepid adventure (see earlier post on bejing subway) the look? …..not so good….. hat on head against the burning sun, glasses on against the “no mascara or … Continue reading →

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beijing subway tales

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

whenever we travel for the day job, we always squeeze in a few things – see a museum (about to post on the lama temple), catch local transport (see below) and visit a supermarket to understand more about the culture … Continue reading →

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six in the morning: a walk in beijing.

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

rushing out again into the day before it comes so humid that we can’t cope ;-) wanted to share the pictures from our morning walk!

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