Hotel breakfasts weren’t great. The food was more often that not on the cold side and that was just because the room was like a fridge, or because people left open the lids of the big metal dishes with the … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 5 – Acclimatised so let’s go higher
The Potala Palace was a building I had wanted to go to. It is an extremely iconic building rising 13 storeys from the 130 metre hill it sits on. It was the residence of the current Dalai Lama before he … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 4 – A palace lying empty
My dreams of a full night’s sleep were shattered at 1am when I was woken up by a very distressed daughter. I knew that she needed oxygen, she said that at least three elephants were sitting on her chest, she … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 3 – Oxygen needed
We are very lucky to have such a caring man in the shape of Martin. He absolutely puts family first, he is kind and generous, but in the middle of the night, deprived of oxygen and sleep and decent food, … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 2
As most of our friends and Martin headed to different places for Christmas, the Crozier girls stayed in Suzhou as we were going on an adventure that I was now apprehensive about. This blog will be over several parts. First … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 1
Application season for my Year 13 students to go to university is nearly completed, I have students applying to America, UK, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Ireland, Japan and one who is not a Chinese national is applying to China. So … Continue reading Made in China
Travelling on a public holiday in China…hmm Continue reading Panda Pandemonium
When you have friends come out, you need to do something different, chances are they will want to do the same things that we have already done. For Tomb Sweeping holiday (our week’s holiday in April) we stayed in Suzhou. … Continue reading Shanghai Shenanigans – April 2017
Having not blogged since Christmas, and having updated the blog from our American holiday completed in February 2017, I have decided to combine a couple of adventures while making an agreement with myself to get back on the blog more often! I have had more than one comment asking about the blog, so I apologise to my readers! After Chinese New Year, Martin, Eleanor and I escorted 14 or so students to Beijing to ISCMS X (International Schools Choral Music Society) http://www.iscms.net/ Hosted by Dulwich College Beijing for the 10th Anniversary, our students either sang in the choir, played in the … Continue reading Weekend Adventures in China March and April 2017
We all know, or should know, that laser pens are dangerous. But sometimes, adults can forget that children don’t know. In November Eleanor and I went to the “fake” market in Shanghai just in the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum metro station. “Uggs” and “Converse” obtained, we went to a technology shop to buy some Christmas presents. Here Eleanor found a laser pen and proceeded to shine it on the floor. I more or less freaked out, and told her never to shine it near anyone, particularly in people’s faces specially not near their eyes as it could cause damage … Continue reading Two Eyes to See
Crozier's China and our adventures 