Summer, Sand and Sports!

So it's finally Summer...

When we were having those long cold winter days, we were hoping the sun would just come out and shine! Now we wonder if those days of wearing layers of clothes to keep warm were better than scorching hot days we are having in June!!

It is a common sight now the beer bellied men with their tshirts pulled up chest high sitting on a small stool under the shade of a tree having a bottle of local beer in one hand and a ciggaratte in the other.

I started working full time this month and I've been trying to cope up with being busy all day. I don't miss my lazy old days..not yet! :)

Beijing had a few showers in the beginning of the month but the temperature is on a rise and July will only get hotter.

We couldn't do too much this month coz we had become big fat couch potatoes switching between Wimbledon and the FIFA World Cup.





We visited an orphanage in Hebei province with a group of people from Church. The children here are physically/mentally challenged. It was a touching experience to see their joy when the recieved the gifts we took them. The sister who runs the orphanage was kind enough to prepare lunch for us and we gorged on some home grown water melons and yummy dumplings.

This month,we tried out a Tex Mex restaurant at Solana called Casa Latina; though this restaurant just opened up early this year it won the award for best Tex mex. We were not disappointed. The atmosphere is full of fun, they have live performances on stage and the food is delicious. The 99rmb set meal is a steal.we loved the Nachos with guacamole which we had for appetizers which was the best we've had so far!

We are trying to make the most of the sunshine while we can...(it's not too often we have those sunny bright days)
....So like Lou Bega sings its " a little bit of Sandra in the sun".....Cheers! More later :-)