ANOTHER FOGGY DAY IN BEIJING

Beijing, Day 6

Incredible!
The first fans decided to sleep in the entrance to make
sure they do not miss the opening of the HoS!

Sunday. Lazy Day? Of course not! After starting the day with a cold shower I met Roger Leung , a “César Ritz” graduate from 1988 who is about to open the "Beijing Comfort Suites" as GM for Crestwood Hotels International (regards to Mr. Kisseleff !!!). On the way to visit his hotel the car broke down (what a shame for me as ex-Bavarian, it is a BMW!), and due to the traffic restrictions the emergency car of his garage was not allowed to drive today as they have an even number plate, and today is an odd day. That’s a bit odd!

"Another brick in the wall?"
Cathy (in pink with peace sign) was leading the team on that sightseeing tour.

The Fog, part 2:
The "Birds Nest" has at the moment probably ideal breeding temperatures, but ...
how would mama bird find back to baby bird in these conditions?

Back at the house the kitchen was busy doing mise en place for the upcoming events, the "big boys" (Manuel & Julian) cleared the artwork from the fridges (see photo!), while all the newly arrived team members were busy discovering the heat of Beijing. The author of these lines took a walk through the neighborhood to place the HoS leaflets at the surrounding art galleries (“You like chocolate? I give you a good price!”). We have some really interesting and surprising things going on there, and everybody who will visit us here should take some time and visit these local art treasures.

Art in the Back Office, or:
We at the HoS have the coldest San Pellegrino in town.

Unacceptable!
Frank was late for the second time this morning, so he got punished.
Don't mess with Filippa...

Unfortunately the pollution is still quite high, and you do not really feel like walking in the 38° Celsius fog too long. Therefore we stayed close to the team’s accommodation, and had a Japanese “all-you-can-eat” buffet dinner including sushi, sashimi, …(yes, the boys loved it!). For 20.- SFR per person we had our most expensive meal so far! While the youth gathered for one or two or many more drinks, the author went home to update the world. CK

PS: For German speakers: Luca from GammaCatering has a blog under: www.gianlucatribo.ch/blog/

or, if you access from here in China:
www.awebproxy.info/index.php?q=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5naWFubHVjYXRyaWJvLmNoL2Jsb2cv
For more info, pics, etc. you can also go to www.houseofswitzerland.org

Our friendly neighbors at the art zone, part 3.