Back in Dalian

I arrived back in Dalian 2 on late Monday afternoon! My initial impression was that the place seemed to have a small-town feel compared to Shanghai! Seems a strange thing to say about a metropolitan area with a bigger population than Ireland! However, a small-town feel is not necessarily a bad thing. Taxi drivers in Shanghai were not the chattiest types, whereas the guy who drove my home from Dalian airport was so chatty! Dalian may not be as sophisticated as Shanghai, but it wins on friendliness!

The weather here is also so much cooler than in Shanghai. The taxi had its window open rather than needing air-con! Far better that way! I did cheat and turn on the air-con in my bedroom, mainly cos the mosquitoes were getting in the windows!

So, I have to do and buy a couple of things here and then I head to Beijing tomorrow to hook up with Barry, a guy who works for Sun Microsystems (my old company). He’s on a 2-week junket to Beijing. I come back on Sunday evening and start teaching again on Monday morning! Ah, the fun begins again!