28.11.2009 von Jean Jacques.

Taking it easy so far this weekend. Went to see Helen & Sylvain and the newborn Matteo a while ago.

Shortly off out for the evening to Southern Belle though…

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28.11.2009 von Jean Jacques.

Coming out of the flat, turn right and left across the bridge…

After the bridge, towards the residence exit on WeiHai Road …

First hazard of the day. You better be awake to cross Wei Hai Road…

Now down Qinghai Rd to the end, on the right the first buildings of Shanghai TV…

Halfway down QingHai Rd. On the left the Sea of Clouds building where Salem & Henrietta live…

At the end of … Road. Second hazard of the day, cross Nanjing Road…

Turn right on Nanjing Road…

Pass the “Fake” market on the left. Could be considered as a hazard as well..

Last road to cross is ChengDu Road. A very busy crossroad. A real hazard this one…

Carry on Nanjing Road. They are redoing all the pavements prior to the Expo next year…

Pass the Ciros building…

Sometimes stop for a coffee and a quick check of my emails on my phone via Costa Coffee free WIFI…

and there it is round the corner. My office building Tian An Centre…

Only a few meters left to the main entrance…

A very enjoyable 15 minutes…

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21.11.2009 von Jean Jacques.

A great day out. We all met up at Nova for a coffee waiting for everyoneto turn up and load the cars…

Being watched by the local “old ladies”…

After a couple of hours drive we arrive at the Golf Club on Sun Island…

A quick lunch …

… and we are gathering out bags, getting ready to go…

The carts are waiting for us…

Time to Tee off. Four flights in all…

Soon the first obstacles…

Loads of missed puts…

Getting a bit cooler as the day comes to an end. Visibility could be better as well…

At the start of the 18th… Our flight…

Before retiring to Nova for the 19th and the prize giving

Thank you all and Nova for a great day and evening… Let us do it again soon.

Oh… and the participants were:

and the winners were:

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18.11.2009 von Jean Jacques.

Has a very pleasant weekend in Xiamen. I guess it is the nearest town to Taiwan, which as you might guess is just across the Taiwan straight.

Stayed in a very nice hotel the Wyndham, a newly opened 5 stars with great views.

Just across the road from the hotel there are plenty of ferries. So nothing to stop us getting on one. The big attraction for the Chinese is to go and have a look at Jinmen island which belongs to Taiwan and is only a couple of miles away.

Ventured across the water on Saturday afternoon to Gulangyu  island where many suberb old colonial buildings and historical sites are still standing. There are beautiful trees, some of which are 200+ years old, and gardens as well.
Gulangyu in Pinyin literally means, “Piano Island.” The island was home to a famous music school and contains the world’s largest piano museum.
One great thing about Gulangyu is that it is not very crowded. It also has NO vehicles, save for a few electric golf carts. tourists around.

Relax Sunday morning, followed by lunch and a ride a few kilometers up the coast.

The sign below means “One China One policy” which is obviously aimed at the Taiwanese across the water with powerful binoculars.

Like everything in Xiamen, everything is clean and well kept. Xiamen International Marathon,one of the two leading marathon competition in China  is held on the first Saturday of January every year. There are numerous statues along the road to represent Marathon runners and spectators. Quite impressive and nice.

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10.11.2009 von Jean Jacques.

厦门将在本周末。

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