In Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring

We're up in the air again! This time, from Beijing to Vancouver (we'll be transferring there)! The wind was big and strong today, but the sky was blue and the clouds were white and puffy. We waited in the plane for a while, because it was not safe to fly in such a strong wind. Meanwhile, we were busy taking pictures! Freckles the bunny on the plane:  Anabel: As usual, there was a Safety Booklet that taught you about what to do in the case of an emergency. Also located in the pocket of the seat in front of you was a magazine: Air Canada's magazine. The magazine was mostly about duty-free items for sale, advertisements, and news articles, but there was also a fun puzzle inside! There was also a description of the planes in the Air Canada fleet. The Boeing 737 MAX-8 plane was one of them, too. Finally, after a long period of waiting, our plane took off! In the air... at last! Good-bye, Beijing! I...

This May, our family traveled to Tianjin! Tianjin is one stop (30 minutes) from Beijing by High Speed Rail. The High Speed is REALLY fast - it can go up to 300-some kilometers an hour! Everyone is traveling at around this time, so the High Speed Rail station was really crowded! There are a lot of stores at the High Speed Rail station in Beijing. There is even McDonalds and a restaurant called "Beef Noodles from California, USA"! Hmm... I don't think I remember ever eating beef noodles in California!! My Dad says that the "Beef Noodles from California, USA" store was already in Beijing 30 years ago, so perhaps there really were beef noodles in Californian 30 years ago (though not now anymore)! Waiting in line before going on the High Speed Rail: The High Speed Rail!!! Inside the train (Anabel): Freckles the bunny and Huggie the bear! In 30 minutes, we arrived in Tianjin! In Tianjin, we visited some relatives that...