Shuangyuan Homestall
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The start of the tour
... them how much this was costing and they tried to re-assure us it was fine and changed the subject. Matt and I refused any more tea and the atmosphere quickly turned cold and very awkward. Being unbelievably British, I remained polite and tried to reassure myself that the price I had seen couldn't be right. Then we received the bill - £70...EACH! We were in there for barely 20 minutes and had drunk only a handful of shot-sized cups of tea....£70. We refused to pay ...
It's a circus!
... realised today that babies here don't wear nappies! I don't mean they don't wear disposables, i mean they don't wear anything! They just have trousers with no middle seam! First time i saw this i thought that the poor wee guy had just ripped his breeks, but after seeing about 5 bare baby bottoms hanging out of trousers i realised that it's just how they do it here! No idea what happens when your baby goes to the toilet ...
Seidenmarkt und Pekingente
... Seidenmarkt eingetroffen. Dort haben wir erst einmal unser Mittagessen im McDonalds zu uns genommen (man stelle sich vor, gerade mal 2 Euro für ein Menü).
Danach ging es in den großen Markt. Jeder wo schon mal auf dem Tschechen Markt war, kann sich das 100mal größer vorstellen. Auf 6 Stockwerken werden alle möglichen Waren (gefälscht versteht sich) angeboten. Und das ich echt Wahnsinn man wird gezogen oder die Leute reden dich an ...
Pekin la nuit III
Il pleut sans cesse sur Pékin...
Je dois préciser que c'est seulement en été, en soirée, et cela ne dure que quelques heures tout au plus Mais ce soir j'ai eu le droit à une douche. Cela ne m'a pas empêché de continuer et de ramener quelques photos de la cité interdite.
Sur le retour, près ...
Its Grrrrrrrreat!
... disinterest. Becky starts jumping on the bed, a last stitch effort to rouse me. She reminds me how important our punctuality is today with a gentle "Svegliati! Get up now!" To which I reply, “I´m up, I´m up!” while not moving a muscle and drifting back to sleep. The reality is that today there is no room for excuses because we are scheduled to scale one of man's greatest achievements: The Great Wall of China! With the mighty wall as motivation, I drag myself to ...
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