Hi everyone,
Our sincere appoligies for our late opening of the blog. We had some problemes with opening this blogpage!
Anyway we're still alive and enjoying Qingdao a lot. Altough the way to get here didn't go very smooth. The flight from Amsterdam to Bejing was very long and exhausting (Turbulences!!!). The belgians were not so smart enough to take sleeping pills with them but they have kept the fun in the plane, without Sebastiaan off course!
We've arrived at beijing airport at approximately 1.00pm local time. We picked up our luggage but we couldn't check in until 6.30pm. So we were forced to wonder around in the airport. Thanks to Pia's big soundsystem (check photo) we had a great time and lots of attention from the locals.
Finally we arrived at Qingdao airport at 9.30pm where Vicky and the new translator, named Jenny, picked us up.
Now are we staying in the Post hotel, Hong Kong middleroad, Qingdao.
Monday 03 july 07 :
After a good night of sleep but short anyway. We went to the NOCSP office at the Olympic Marina to meet Vicky and Jenny to have lunch in a famous japanese noodles joint. Really good by the way.
We have visited beach nr. 1, 2, 3 and nr.6. The project will take place at nr. 1 & 3.
We had a very interesting tour in the Olympic Marina where we met the Chinese olympic trainer, the official from the China Yachting Association and the manager of the Tsingtao Beer Brewery.
We took part of the training for the chinese trainers and had a very good laugh with the launching part of the chinese trainers (still lots of work to do...)
We went to the factory of Zou Inter Marine (Opti factory) where we met Penny Ma and Teodora (Teddy) Lazarova. which was very impressive. (the biggest Opti factory in the world!)
Afterwards we went to the biggest supermarket ever seen (also very impressive!). going back to the hotel was quite an experience because we took the local bus.
now we're preparing for our dinner tonight, beijing duck is on the menu.
Cheers,
the Qingdao team
Pia, Thomas and Sebastiaan.
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Hallo Pia, Thomas en Sebastiaan,
Tof van jullie te horen en dat jullie goed zijn aangekomen. Blijkbaar zijn jullie al druk bezig geweest. Kunnen jullie ook wat foto's op de blog zetten? Wij zijn allen wel wat curieus hoe dat het er ginder uitziet!
Groetjes van het thuisfront en have fun!
Marcel Christine en Charlotte Depaepe
Welcome to China!
Good to hear that you are doing well.
I am looking forward to all your news the coming months. Take care and good luck :)
Karin
Dear Qingdao team members
Have fun and take alot of pictures so we can enjoy your experience from back home!
Philippe
Hallo Pia, Thomas en Sebastiaan, Leuk van jullie te horen en dat je goed bent aangekomen.
Jullie hebben blijkbaar niet stilgezeten en dat maakt ons ook benieuwd naar wat foto's (kan ook op de blog zie Shanghai).
We kijken uit naar jullie volgende dagverslag!
Groetes van de familie Depaepe
My dear pia and thomas ,
Seems everything ok , here the good weather is far away , but we still believe , the team of july is great , good spirit and all in time . If any questions don't hesitate , and be good !! ( just saw ET with the kids ) , mail you later , big bisous , zoute team and sven and vero
hello all ,
having fun i suppose , looking at the airport pictures . Here very bad weather , lots of wind and rain but the team is great and also a good group of students . How is teaching over there ? Lots of greetings from the zoute team
ciao
sven en vero
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