Anyway, another busy weekend comes to an end. Yesterday Abigail and I went with some friends to the annual Expat Christmas Bazaar. I blogged about it last year. It is quite early this year but I was glad because it gave me the chance to buy some things and still have enough time to send them home for Christmas gifts. All the stuff was beautiful. Local artists, custom made jewelry, cashmere, and home made baked goods. Abigail bought some Christmas presents for her friends too. Mark and James went to the dentist to have James' braces looked at, we walked to the sports equipment store to get some warm weather gear for Mark because he is biking into school and back everyday now. At bedtime Abigail talked to her best friend Tabitha who moved to Qatar last year on skype (lots of giggling).
Today we went on a trip out to the country to an area called Luxiang. The trip was organized by the school's social committee so we went with other teachers. James chose to stay home and hang out with his friend Hannah. Here are some of my favourite pictures from the day.
This is what you can see when you walk through the gates. The village is on water. You can't see it very well because it was quite overcast today but there are mountains in the background.
Look at this guy! He reminds me of Gollum from Lord of the Rings.
Roof tops
We climbed up the mountain a bit to look out at the town. This picture really doesn't do it justice because it was so foggy. The mountain is covered in orange groves.
The path back down
I saw this on the side of a building down a deserted alleyway. Notice it has the word "Tibet" scrawled at the bottom.That's all for this week. We have a full week of school and then only 2 days the following week due to parent-teacher conferences and 2 teacher PD days back to back. Michael is coming to visit on the 20th with his friend Lisa. It is going to be quite busy until Christmas.
Have a great week everyone!
Have a great week everyone!
