Beijing Dreams

Although I haven't received word yet, if all has gone according to plan so far, HWMBO and his fellow travellers arrived in Beijing, China yesterday, where they will be lodged for the remainder of their time in China at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA).

Unless there is a major excursion planned, their daily post-breakfast routine will comprise 50-minute courses from 9 am to 1 pm in Tai-chi, Chinese language and Chinese culture. After their lunch hour - actually an hour and a half - they will be involved in various "extra-curricular" activities that will include tours to artists' studios, art galleries, local markets and visits to Chinese families.

Major excursions will include a visit to the Great Wall of China

and various other tours, e.g., the Forbidden City

and the Temple of Heaven, the largest sacrificial building complex in the world.

I look forward to hearing about these exciting adventures!