Yes, we are off to the wintry weather of the Northern Chinese city of Beijing for a vacation. I hear that temperatures now are in the range of between -6 to 6 deg C, so you can bet that it is going to be quite freezing cold there. Of course, regular readers of my blog would know about our propensity for polar climes, so this isn't surprising. My son Ethan in particular is very excited about the snow, and says that he is already dreaming of building snowman.
In the words of Dean Martin, "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas...." Or perhaps Chen Lei does it better in this classical Chinese hit "One Night in Beijing":
