Weekends in Beijing

Wei, wei! Ni hao!

The last three weekends in Beijing have been really nice we must say. We have settled in pretty well and also found some good weekend activities.

Three weekends back, we did some sightseeing. We went to see the Forbidden City in Beijing. Most likely, this will not be the last visit there. It was crowded with people, but autumns or winter time are supposed to be better from that perspective.

Last weekend we had our non-official housewarming party. We invited a few friends and colleagues over for dinner in our apartment. Quite a small crowd, and very good atmosphere. We were not been able to have friends over for a meal in Sweden, since the apartment was too small for that. Here it worked out much better.

On Fridays, we try to leave work early if possible, usually around 5pm. We find a restaurant where we enjoy dinner and then we continue with some kind of performance/entertainment. So far we have seen musicals. Thereafter we finish the night with a wonderful foot or body massage. Around 1 pm we arrive back home and sleep very deep until Saturday morning.

Last weekend we went to see a Chinese action musical together with two other Ericsson colleagues - Anders and Andreas. We got free tickets from another Ericsson colleague. Really kind! The show was much better than what we had expected. The story was about the powerful Tang dynasty and the only(?) female emperor of China.

Last Friday we saw a Broadway musical - Hairspray. Not too bad! Still, we both found the Chinese musical better. So far we have no plans for next weekend. However, we found out that our landlady sponsors some shows, so that may open up for some good discounts in the future ;). There is a piano show coming up. But Riverdance is sold out already.

Hope you had a good weekend too!

Cheers!
Olof and Sam