Christmas and New Year in Beijing were very quiet. Coming back from the sunshine of South Africa on the 23rd and with Christmas Day being a normal working day, we missed the build up and the whole vibe you get around Christmas. Of course the kids loved the presents and having mum and dad back but it was not quite the same as Christmas’ past back in the UK.
Christmas lunch consisted of seafood (mackerel and clams) made by myself and shared with our staff (it was a working day). Not very traditional but very good non the less. Dinner was with some old friends at a very good Indian restaurant called the Tamarind. I would highly recommend the restaurant. Boxing Day was a bit more traditional when I cooked a ham and some of our English friends came over. I even managed to bring a Christmas pud over from Jo’burg. All very nice.
New Year’s Day is a holiday here but our New Year’s Eve was not very rock and roll. Dinner with the kids then an Indiana Jones marathon before phone calls on the stroke of midnight!
