The Travels of Grampa Craig

Chinglish

2011-11-29T21:36:00.000-08:00

The sign was hard to understand, there wasn't anything you could burn up here. Coming down we found this sign posted everywhere but it only made sense next to the tables with 18" high footstools to sit on, No Naked Flames to warm your tea.

2011-09-08T03:51:00.001-07:00

Moon Cakes - gifts for mid Autum Feastival. We gave out 100's of the big red box ones. Tomorrow I will get many more from all the companies we do business with. Monday is the holiday, I might get a day off. Tomorrow I play in a golf tournament, oh joy

2011-09-01T03:21:00.001-07:00

View of Beijing from office

2011-09-01T03:19:00.000-07:00

New office

2011-09-01T03:18:00.001-07:00

New office on 37th floor

2011-07-31T04:08:00.001-07:00

Just hang'in out

2011-07-31T03:57:00.001-07:00

Super giant grooper

2011-07-31T01:10:00.001-07:00

Volcanic out crop

2011-07-31T01:06:00.001-07:00

Interesting Sign

2011-07-31T01:01:00.001-07:00

Volcanic lake

2011-07-31T00:33:00.001-07:00

2011-07-30T21:41:00.001-07:00

Crowne Plaza Hotel Zhanjiang

2011-07-29T23:08:00.001-07:00

Farmers market

2011-07-26T05:05:00.001-07:00

In China at badminton

2011-07-25T04:34:00.001-07:00

Eating out tonight at French Bakery. First blue sky in 2 weeks!

2011-07-23T01:40:00.001-07:00

Giant tree truncks

2011-07-23T01:35:00.003-07:00

Pottery cemetery

2011-07-23T01:35:00.001-07:00

Katies pottery on sale in BJ

2011-07-23T01:05:00.001-07:00

Petrafied tree truncks

2011-07-23T00:39:00.001-07:00

Nice fossil in furniture store

2011-07-23T00:24:00.001-07:00

Amazing wood working

2011-07-23T00:22:00.001-07:00

That's a lot of bull

2011-07-22T23:14:00.001-07:00

Way too cool chairs

2011-07-22T23:08:00.001-07:00

Elephants n sale for 1200 USD

2011-07-22T23:04:00.001-07:00

Awesome wood store

2011-07-22T21:28:00.001-07:00

Rice balls

2011-07-22T21:27:00.001-07:00

The new Clinton bread

2011-07-22T02:00:00.001-07:00

Playing badminton - 2 hrs tonight

2011-07-19T04:49:00.001-07:00

Way too cool, need to bring one home

2011-07-15T23:39:00.001-07:00

Ice cream break

2011-07-15T23:16:00.001-07:00

Traditional dancers at Confucious Temple

2011-07-15T22:17:00.001-07:00

Confucious Temple grounds

2011-07-15T22:15:00.001-07:00

Me and Confucious - he has a big temple here next to the Lama Temple

2011-07-15T21:54:00.001-07:00

Beautifully painted roofs

2011-07-15T21:13:00.001-07:00

We are back at the Lama Temple it is about 2 miles from the apartment

2011-07-15T21:11:00.001-07:00

Mom visiting the Lama Temple

2011-07-14T21:23:00.001-07:00

Over loaded bike

2011-07-13T21:56:00.001-07:00

My favorite fish dish - Volcano Fish can you see the flames coming out its mouth

2011-07-13T17:30:00.001-07:00

We got put in jail, I guess taxi drivers here get robbed

2011-07-13T16:05:00.001-07:00

View from Hotel - clear day

2011-07-13T16:03:00.001-07:00

GuangZhou

2011-07-13T07:24:00.001-07:00

Guangzhou Garden Hotel

2011-07-08T16:16:00.001-07:00

Grandma fell out of a model T when she was 1 or 2. Grandma Edna was learning to drive and drove into the ditch. Mom flew out and into the ditch. She doesn't remember it but that's what her folks told her.

Mom and I eating at Cheddar's Restaurant with the Tew's

2011-07-08T15:59:00.002-07:00

2011-07-08T15:59:00.001-07:00

Cheddars

The choir

2011-06-29T19:11:00.000-07:00

The 3 girls sang the Natl Anthem

2011-06-29T17:16:00.001-07:00

Astros vs Rangers LDS youth choir

Sadie

2011-06-26T18:12:00.000-07:00

Storie

2011-06-26T15:57:00.001-07:00

Hannah takes her first steps

2011-06-26T15:54:00.001-07:00

Giant rian storm - waiting for taxi

2011-06-23T02:47:00.001-07:00

This will be a long wait - in line now for 35 mins and hardly moved. Taxis are rare when it rains at rush hour. This morning I stayed at the apartment on a conference call till 8:30. Then could not get a taxi, walked half a mile to main intersection and got one in 10 mins.

Had lunch with Mike Sheet's son - he is an attorney here in BJ. Been here for 5 yrs. Meet him before when he was 13 or 14. Recruited him to help with scouts.

A friend at church was a Woodbadge course director just before coming to BJ. We are thinking about doing the first ever Woodbadge course in China. Can you say Dragon Patrol! May need to import staff to pull it off, but it would be fun.

Noah and Jack eating a cucumber

2011-06-20T04:34:00.001-07:00

Going away dinnner for Branch members

2011-06-20T04:09:00.000-07:00

Scott Family Restaurant

2011-06-17T18:02:00.001-07:00

Who knew the Scott Family had an italian restaurant in a back ally in BJ. The food is pretty good - we had a pizza there a while back. Not sure why the old location location location didn't make it here. It is really in an out of the way place. Their symbol is a Fox not a bear.

JMC Chairman downs a Sunrise

2011-06-15T04:50:00.001-07:00

Raw egg in firewater-Sunrise drink

2011-06-15T04:24:00.001-07:00

Signing Ceremony

2011-06-15T04:22:00.000-07:00

New G&G office space

2011-06-14T01:15:00.001-07:00

Ewe will move up to 38th floor in July

New conference Room on 36th floor

2011-06-14T00:32:00.001-07:00

New conference room

2011-06-14T00:31:00.001-07:00

Objects in wind screen are closer than..

2011-06-13T16:30:00.001-07:00

The taxi driver decided to hang a left in front of this mini bus, not anticipating the black Audi coming around behind the bus fast. It was a typical near miss. Mainly because once we got in front of everyone there was a large 3 wheel bike blocking the intersection. Now we are boardside to the bus and Audi.

Beijing Chapel

2011-06-12T03:36:00.001-07:00

Our front car loading area

2011-06-12T03:32:00.001-07:00

We had a huge thunder storm yesterday, tremendous winds and hail. I thought all the trees would be blown down. It hailed for 10 mins. Today is hot but clear. Friday night was the Father/son campout, I missed it - got in too late from KL.

KL Central Market

2011-06-09T03:23:00.001-07:00

Traders Hotel pool

2011-06-09T01:42:00.003-07:00

Twin Towers

2011-06-09T01:42:00.001-07:00

Traders Hotel in KL

2011-06-09T01:40:00.001-07:00

Pool is on 32nd floor.

Confucious Temple

2011-06-04T00:42:00.000-07:00

Ancient trees

This is where baby trees come from

2011-06-04T00:39:00.001-07:00

Lama Temple-there are many Buddahs

2011-06-03T23:46:00.001-07:00

This Temple is huge, at least 2 dozen Buddahs. Lots of incense burning - I like the architecture

Cool roofs

2011-06-03T23:30:00.001-07:00

If I had a giude...

2011-06-03T23:18:00.001-07:00

Lama Temple grounds

2011-06-03T23:15:00.001-07:00

Budha -

2011-06-03T23:13:00.001-07:00

Door to Budist temple

2011-06-03T23:12:00.001-07:00

They are not worshipping Llamas - just kidding.

Entrance to the Llama Temple

2011-06-03T23:02:00.001-07:00

Llama worship? Strange

Butcher

2011-06-03T17:10:00.001-07:00

CCTV Tower on R, my office on Left

2011-05-30T03:57:00.001-07:00

We are going to the Chinese acrobatics tonight at the Choayang Theater

Ming Tombs

2011-05-28T03:03:00.001-07:00

Junk street

2011-05-27T19:03:00.001-07:00

Tourist trap

2011-05-27T19:02:00.001-07:00

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2011-05-27T18:22:00.001-07:00

Great Wall

2011-05-27T18:21:00.002-07:00

Great Wall

2011-05-27T18:21:00.001-07:00

Col Sanders

2011-05-27T18:15:00.001-07:00

Great Wall

2011-05-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

Mutianyu Great Wall

2011-05-27T17:27:00.001-07:00

3 block long overhead screen

2011-05-27T06:04:00.001-07:00

Public toilet

2011-05-27T00:50:00.001-07:00

Near top of pagoda

2011-05-26T21:15:00.001-07:00

Pagoda at Summer Palace

2011-05-26T20:55:00.000-07:00

Emperor's Tea House

2011-05-26T20:54:00.001-07:00

Marble Boat

2011-05-26T20:37:00.001-07:00

The Phoenix represents the Empress

2011-05-26T19:31:00.001-07:00

She killed the Emperor and took over

Matt and Marisa at Summer Palace

2011-05-26T19:24:00.001-07:00

French artist Niko de La Faya

2011-05-26T04:53:00.001-07:00

He has 2 models painted entirerly black and is throwing paint on them. I like his photos on display,

Wedding ceremony outside chapel

2011-05-22T05:44:00.001-07:00

Beijing shoulder patch

2011-05-22T05:43:00.001-07:00

Wedding ceremony outside chapel

2011-05-21T19:33:00.001-07:00

More roses

2011-05-20T02:32:00.001-07:00