Posted in Travel on May 21st, 2009 No Comments »
My plane from Wuhan to Shanghai was canceled, so I was rescheduled on a different one. When a taxi cab driver drove me to the bus station, as soon as he pulled up, some homeless guy opened my door and was begging for money. When I was walking up to the bus station, a couple [...]
Posted in Travel on May 20th, 2009 No Comments »
I actually woke up at 7AM! Not 4:30AM like I have been… Last full day in China. It’s been dark and rainy for a lot of the day. I made myself a nice bowl of ramen today into the hotel room. I’ve been repacking my clothes and gear. Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe > All.
Posted in Travel on May 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Slow day. Not much new. I have not seen the sun since the day I got here. (And when I did see it, I was above the clouds in the airplane.) I walked into the technology center today. It was really cool except people kept on trying to sell me stuff… in Chinese… I managed [...]
Posted in Travel on May 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Hung out with one of Jessie’s friends today. Went boating across a lake. Went to visit a national park. For lunch, we got Smashed Tomatoes & Eggs, Fish, Rice, some vegetable, and a chicken stirfry? Served with tea. Pulled about 500 CNY out of an ATM for myself. Stupid $5 ATM transaction fee… Walked by [...]
Posted in Travel on May 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Went exploring a lot more today. Jessie took me around the city. Visited the Yellow Crane Tower. Took a lot of photos. Ate more authentic Chinese food. What I ate today was actually a bit too spicy for my taste. Walked past some guy lying on the ground with a tip jar. He looked like [...]