GoonaMediterraneanJourneyMywifeandIhavealwaysenjoyedtravelingbysea，andlastyearwedecidedtogoonaMediterraneanjourney.Althoughourholidaywasratherexpensivewethoughtthatthehighstandardofaccommodation,thefirst-classfoodandthemanyinterestingplaceswesawwerewellworththepricewepaid.Wefoundthatmostoftheotherpassengerswerefriendlyandinteresting,buttherewasoneman,aMr.James,whoirritatedandannoyedus.Whateversubjectwetalkedabout,itseemedthathewasanexpertatit.Hehad,apparently,readmorebooks,visitedmorecountriesandstudiedmorelanguages,thananyoneelsehad.Afterafewdays,weateourmealsinsilence,becausenobodywantedtobeginaconversationthatwouldsoonbetakenoverbythisman.Thenmywifehadanidea.Shesuggestedthatwemightthinkofanunusualsubject,lookitupinanencyclopediaandthentalkaboutitatdinner.Ifitwereanunusualsubject,Mr.Jamescouldnotpossiblyknowanythingaboutit.ThesubjectwechosewasEnglishAgricultureintheEleventhCentury.Atdinnerthatnightwediscussedthissubjectwithgreatenthusiasm.Mr.Jameswassilent.Werealizedwehadatlastcometofindsomethingheknewnothingabout.
Lastsummervacation，myfamilyandIwenttoQingdaobytrain。Therewasalwayssunshineandfreshair，whichmadeussocomfortable。Wewenttotheseaside，theseawasasblueasthesky，andbathinginthesunshineonthebeach，wasreallyanenjoyablething。
Ialsopickedupalotofcolorfulshellswithmylittlesister。
Thereweboughtmanyinterestingsouvenirs，Iwasplaningtosendthemtomyfriends。Weatemanytingsthere，suchasfish，prawn，andsoon。Theyareverydelicious。Thenwelivedinacleanandtidyhotel，andthepricewasnotsoexpensive。
IlikeQingdaoverymuch，andifIgotachance，Ihopetocomehereagain，itissuchabeautifulandinterestingplace。