Guo An Hotel Shijiazhuang
5 Guang'an Street Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050011, China
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Temples and Tourists
... lunch drew us into a Tibetan district and we ventured apprehensively into a questionable 'restaurant' for a very strange (and not overly satisfying) lunch of yak meat rice and greasy dumplings.
Later we walked to Mao's statue in the central square and perused the vast shopping district, coming across a multitude of businesses selling wedding photography, all photoshopped to your desired finish.
We found another temple area as dusk began to fall ...
Bike, Bites and Beiguor
... large Beiguor shopping mall for a look around. Then, that evening we joined Luke and Christina for a home-made curry and a film. It was extremely normal and pleasant.
I can't wait to get on that e-bike again! In fact, as you don't need a license here (hell, you don't even need a helmet) I might even get one myself... We'll see if the girl who's afraid of cycling in the cycle lane in Dublin can manage the horror that is insane Chinese traffic. Anyone want to post me a helmet?
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Shi- ... Shuhz... Shijiazhuang!
... quite bizarre that you might go to the cinema after a whopping great dinner... and order popcorn. Why? And why only popcorn or sweets? Certainly not because you're hungry for them. It's just what people do. Here, people eat noodles on trains.
I had been listening to my iPod on shuffle for a while before Jane asked what I was listening to. It happened to be a thrashing, peculiar, Kings of Leon song so when ...
What ID Could I Possibly Need Besides My Passport?
... I washed up in the sink and then climbed into bed. As expected, it was cement hard, just like my bed at home. I didn’t even care at this point. I just passed out. The next morning I was flipping through the tv again and this time I found an English movie. Sweet. I love “Speed”. Keanu Reeves is such a great actor! I was so excited to find something I could understand that we watched the whole thing. Then were bored. And what better way to cure the boredom than ...
Superman
... me later on that evening.
Dear Emily:
Hello!how are you?O(∩_∩)o I am superman!!
Do not forget me!!!! I do not forget you!!!
Yours, Superman
I replied...
Hi Superman! It was nice to meet you today. You are my favorite! :-) ...


