因为上周末是清明节（上周五没上课），我跟一个同学去了青岛。青岛是一座山东省海滨的城市。周六早上7点我们出发。8点坐高铁。3个小时后我们达到青岛。首先，我们找了一家青年旅舍。我们把行李放在那里。接着去找地方吃饭。青岛以海鲜和啤酒而闻名。当地的特产之一是海鲜馄饨。我们找到一家很热闹的露天饭店。但很可惜的是，他们虾馄饨已经卖了！天气非常好，阳光充足。我们一边吃一边聊天，都很开心能离开北京，探索另一座城市。
青岛真不错。不过，对我来说，青岛没有我在英国海边家乡那么美。可能是因为在中国到处都是人。每逢全国节日旅行，到处都是人山人海。
我们那两天在青岛逛一逛很开心。我最喜欢的部分应该是我们周日晚上去夜市。从新疆菜到青岛特产，应有尽有。真的是大饱眼福！到了夜市的时候，我们都饿得很。我吃了很多新鲜水果和东北特产。我的朋友吃了肉夹馍和日本松饼。
我们这才意识到我们还没尝青岛的特产，于是我们买了两瓶青岛啤酒。我平时不喝啤酒，所以我觉得一般，但我的朋友说，这是中国最好的啤酒之一。我们周一终于回到北京。海风让我感觉很好和休息不错。这很重要，特别是因为这周考期中考试！祝我们幸运！
Since it was qingmingjie (tomb sweeping festival) last weekend （so we didn’t have class on Friday）, I went traveling to Qingdao with a classmate. Qingdao is a seaside city in Shandong province. 7 am on the Saturday morning we set off. At 8 we got on the high-speed rail and three hours later arrived in Qingdao. First, we found our hostel and put down our bags. We then found a place to eat. Qingdao is famous for its seafood and beer. A local speciality dish is prawn wonton. We found a busy open top restaurant. However, unfortunately, the prawn wonton was already sold out! The weather was great with brilliant sunshine. We ate and chatted, both very happy to leave Beijing to explore another city.
Qingdao is really great, but I think it’s not quite as beautiful as my hometown in England by the sea. Perhaps this is because In China there are always so many people. Especially during the national holiday there is a sea of people wherever you go.
We happily explored Qingdao for the 2 days that we were there. My favourite moment was going to a night market on Saturday evening. From Xinjiang dishes to Qingdao specialities, there was all that you could want. It really was a feast for the eyes. When we arrived at the market, we were so hungry. I ate lots of fresh fruit and a Dongbei dish and my friend at a Noujaim (meat sandwich) and Japanese pancakes.
It was then that we realised that we had not yet had a Qingdao speciality dish, so we bought two bottles of beer. I don’t typically drink beer so to me it was alright. But according to my friend it was one of the best beers in China！on Monday we finally came back to Beijing the sea air made us feel better and more relaxed. This was important especially as we have midterm exams this week！ Wish us luck!