Haiyue Jianguo Yinchuan
No.3 Nan Xun East Road Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, China
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Final Day in Yinchuan
... steps of the hotel; there was a major bank on the right side of the grocery store; there was a pharmacy on the left wall of the hotel; there was a bus station in front of the grocery store; there were plenty of restaurants in the surrounding area; many taxis passed by due to the hotel's close proximity to the train station; because it was in the suburbs of the actual city, it was a relatively quiet neighborhood. I must say that I probably won't find a better ...
My Wonderful and Horrifying Tour of Yinchuan
... my hotel, and he drove up to the door in a matter of seconds. I hopped in, excited for the tour. The driver then asked if I had eaten breakfast, to which I replied no (I had packed a few snacks in my purse that would last me until lunch time). Then, quite unexpectedly, the driver offered me some of his breakfast (which he hadn't eaten yet). I graciously accepted the meal and began munching away.
We stopped at the train station and picked up the tour ...
Failed Attempt but Salvaged Day
... he was saying (in retrospect, I think this is the same reaction Chinese people have when I speak to them in Chinese). I got over my surprise and chatted with him, very happy to be talking to someone after two days of silence. He told me that he currently worked in construction but was planning on going to Zambia for a different job that would allow him to practice his English. He said that his goal was to learn English so well that he sounded ...
Arrival in Yinchuan
... some calls to several people to report my safe arrival and then decided to take a shower. I nearly jumped out of my skin for the water was lukewarm, bringing back terrible recollections of my showers in Tibet. At least it wasn't freezing, though.
In any case, after my (relatively short) shower, I rested for a while before venturing out into the
surrounding area. Yinchuan sits on the edge of desert, so the ...
Day 2 (or is it 3?)
... in English and Chinese.
1:30pm: We board buses that take us to our hotel in downtown YinChuan. The city has a much different character than Shanghai. We drove past some pretty depressed areas on the route, something we didn't see in Shanghai.
4:00pm: After a meal at the hotel of a traditional Chinese buffet, we boarded the buses for the hall where we ran through a couple of pieces and rehearsed with a ...



