Rob Raleigh

It’s official I’m a married man!

rh_raleigh — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:30:27 +0000

January 22, 2010 Lu and myself officially registered as married. I wasn’t expecting to marry so soon but the timing was right. According to the chinese calendar next year is considered unlucky and since we are moving to Shanghai it was necessary we processed the paperwork in Beijing. That being said, Lu [...]

Hiking Outside Beijing

rh_raleigh — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:08:34 +0000

Last Sunday Lu and I spent the day hiking with a local hiking club. I knew we where going to hike a mountain and have lunch at the top but, I didn’t expect to hike four mountains. 太累了！

That being said, it was beautiful. We where at the very western edge of the city and walked [...]

Snowboarding!

rh_raleigh — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:12:17 +0000

A few weeks ago a friend and I spent the day snowboarding outside Beijing. It only cost about 80 RMB ($11.70) for the whole day and included the bus ride , lift ticket and equipment rental. Compared to spending $100 just for a lift ticket in Colorado, it was a hell of a deal. Check [...]

Delicious Duck Soup!

rh_raleigh — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:15:10 +0000

Close to our apartment there is a delicious duck soup restaurant. It’s only 48 kuai for the soup and duck plus the cost of vegetables and noodles. I probably eat there once a week, remindes me of turkey soup after Thanksgiving. Plus, they have these noodles that are hand pulled, Mm-Mm Good!

Great Hall of the People

rh_raleigh — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:32:58 +0000

Originally, I planned to visit Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum but we didn’t realize that the Mausoleum closed early. So, we visited The Great Hall of the People. The building was constructed in in 1959 in just ten months by volunteers and is the home of the national peoples congress.

Tourist are not allowed access to all of [...]

Riding The Bus

rh_raleigh — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:33:27 +0000

Riding the bus in Beijing is crowded, especially during rush hour. Every morning I take bus #9 for three stops to school. It’s a double decker bus that is perfect for people under 6 foot. Unfortunately I’m 6′4″ so basically I either get very lucky and find a seat or stand. [...]

Catalina 2009

rh_raleigh — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:01:24 +0000

Watching the plane you are supposed to get on pull away at 6:30 in the morning, for a vacation, is not the way to start a vacation. At least that is what I thought at 6:31 when Lu and I realized there was no way we would be taking our plane. I was so pissed! [...]

Scuba Diving in Lanai

rh_raleigh — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:29:01 +0000

This was my first time scuba diving in the ocean. I was certified the weekend before I left for Hawaii in a private quarry in the middle of missouri. The water was so cloudy I could barely see my hand in front of my face, so swimming in the clear water of hawaii was amazing. [...]