Category Archives: News 2011
Christmas time, no mistletoe but plenty of wine :)
Since getting back from China we, like most people, have been busy organising what we’d be doing for Christmas. In the end it was pretty much as normal. Christmas at Kicki and Tommy’s followed by Christmas Day at our place. … Continue reading
Football superstar…
Carl is already planning a career as a footballer. He’s decided he’ll play for Barcelona at club level and Northern Ireland at international level…
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1912 Olympic marathon post
Today we went for a walk to the shop to drop off and pick up some Christmas packages. Unfortunately the package from mum had been delivered to the wrong shop so we had to walk a bit further to get … Continue reading
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First week survived…
So we’ve been home for almost a week now and I have to say that everything is going pretty well! Of course we are not getting quite as much sleep as we might like and there are times when we … Continue reading
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Home safely…
Well that was quite an adventure. Carl refused to sleep the whole way from Beijing to Copenhagen so he was very tired and grumpy. Not much fun Then the security people told us we couldn’t take the bottle of whiskey … Continue reading
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Might need to change Carl’s name…
Carl has a bit of a cold and a very blocked nose that made him snore all night. In honour of that we may have to change his name to Janne Jonas Carl Jian John Walker. Anyone who has ever … Continue reading
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Lions and tigers and (panda) bears, oh my!
We know there has been a lot in the news recently about the pandas coming to Edinburgh zoo but Beijing has had them for ages and today we went to see them. We were very brave and took the tube … Continue reading
Good day and bad…
Today has been both good and bad but, before we get into that, let’s have a little photo catch up… So why was today good and bad? Well it started off bad because Carl kept Åsa awake almost all night … Continue reading
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Shopping in Beijing
We’re back in Beijing. It felt a bit like coming home being back in the same hotel and in streets where we know the restaurants and the shops. After a breakfast together with two of the other couples and their … Continue reading
Have passport, will travel…
We’ve got Carl’s passport so now it’s time to head back to Beijing to meet the other new kids and then it’s home to Stockholm on Wednesday
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