My father was invited to the graduation ceremony of the BUPT and QMUL Joint Program, to receive an honorary fellowship from QMUL. My mother, who up until now has been the only one to accompany my father on these sorts of trips, thought it would be nice to have a holiday from my father, and suggested that I chaparone him.
We flew to HKG to pick up a visa for my father, and then onto Beijing. It was very hot, and very hazy. We were picked up by a driver and whisked to the hotel, on the northern outskirts of the city (beyond the 6th ring road). The hotel is relatively near the BUPT campus, and was the site of the graduation ceremony.
That night, we had our first banquet, and there were many more fine meals through the course of the stay. These meals were the highlight of my trip -- exquisite taste, excellent preparation and presentation, and top quality ingredients. The meals were primarily at the hotel itself, which obviously has a great kitchen, with one outing to a neighborhood restaurant, and one to the Peninsula Beijing, downtown.
We flew to HKG to pick up a visa for my father, and then onto Beijing. It was very hot, and very hazy. We were picked up by a driver and whisked to the hotel, on the northern outskirts of the city (beyond the 6th ring road). The hotel is relatively near the BUPT campus, and was the site of the graduation ceremony.
That night, we had our first banquet, and there were many more fine meals through the course of the stay. These meals were the highlight of my trip -- exquisite taste, excellent preparation and presentation, and top quality ingredients. The meals were primarily at the hotel itself, which obviously has a great kitchen, with one outing to a neighborhood restaurant, and one to the Peninsula Beijing, downtown.
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