Went swimming today. There is a new pool and sports centre opened up in the neighbourhood and I got 10 free tickets, so I went along to have a try. It had been a while since I last went swimming - I think about two years - after the other pool, I used closed for renovations.
After the swimming, I took the chance to step on the scales and I'm down 2.5 kg, which is nice.
Last week was a busy week, even though this is my holiday time. I was off to Beijing last Monday and back late on Tuesday night. Got to love the high-speed rail network here. China built more high-speed rail in 10 years than the whole of the rest of the world did ever. Zipping along at 250 km/hr (156 mph) the journey just takes 5 hours.
I found a nice restaurant for Beijing roast duck for dinner. The next day I had a typical Beijing breakfast of wontons. My wife had the wonton soup and I had fried wontons with chilli sauce - a variation I hadn't seen before.
Booked up for another holiday for next week - which will be Chinese New Year. I'm off to Zhuhai, which is right next to Macau, in the south of China. It has been -15°C (5°F) here this week whereas Zhuhai will be about +20°C (68°F).
When I get back from that holiday, in mid-February, I'll be off again to Beijing.
