Howard Johnson Parkland Hotel Dalian

... mushroom. OR, shave off one side of your hair, and have a long emo fringe that covers your face. (These styles were very popular at the hairdresser I went to (where no one spoke English) so as you can imagine, I was very nervous. But coming out looking like I just come from a preppy private school in the English Countryside is better. Phew way to dodge a bullet Peter J.)

... restaurant and I really couldn't decide what I wanted. Burger or Enchiladas and somehow I had a vision of Randy Hansen telling me to order the Enchiladas. So I did. On the menu it says (all in English of course) that I would get three chicken enchiladas served with rice, beans and tortilla chips. Count the chips in picture. Tortilla chips must be very valuable in China. In case you don't see it, I received three (3 ...

... saw some security guards sitting in front of their little station. So I asked Wo keyi ma (Can I?) They yelled – Bu keyi (No you can’t) Clear enough for me. And I headed down the hill and back home. Maybe I can get up to the space ship before I leave. The ride down the mountain was definitely more fun than the ride up.

On the way back to the apartment I had to stop for one more picture. One thing you do notice here is interesting translations on signs and shirts ...

... peevishly to call at 5:30pm. I explained that I would be on an airplane at that time and that was why I was calling then. She said to call a bit later. I started to get impatient and explained that a bit later I would still be on the airplane and that it was not possible to use cell phones on airplanes. She said to call the internet booking service to ask them what to do. I said I didn’t have their number which is why I had called the hotel. She said to email ...

... to take you ( I say this because although they are obligated to take you anywhere in the city, some will refuse destinations based on time of day, traffic, mood etc..). Anyway the drivers are on the whole mental. It's a constant fight on the roads between taxis and other road users. And then they race each other! It's amazing how small a gap you can get an 8ft Volkswagen Santana into! It doesn't matter if they are on the wrong side of ...

... come up with the most accurate adjectives... like a little kids room, meets misprinted fabrics, meets dim lighting and an attempt at cozy. We stepped in and I howled with laughter.

On the two little cots that were side by side, lay little cotton pjs, which we changed into and waited for our masseuse. When the gentlemen came in, they introduced themselves and started by placing warm pillows on our stomachs and ...

We have all been volunteered to help the school put on an English Festival. I was very reluctant to get too involved in something I had no interest in, because there is a lot of other activities the school does that is more up my alley... but we had no choice.

The most Chinese thing about the whole event was that the slogan was incorrect grammar, for a festival celebrating English. Classic. We will, we will English You! Good lord.

So, when given a ...

... would have felt was bang on. One student said: "If this had been real life I would have jumped from the building." The dejected way he said it was pretty funny, but under the circumstances, that is exactly what some people did.

Certainly some of the students did make money, but there was enough variety that it better demonstrated the result across the nation, rather than for a few individuals. One of the best parts was the first and only person to go ...

... a train seat. I arrive in Dandong, but......the bus doesn't drop you off at the bus station, no that would be too easy, so again, i look at the map and have absolutly no notion of where the hell I am! A nice local gives me directions to the hotel - which thankfully is very close. Had to shell out for a hotel here as there are no Youth hostels here at all, so this is quite an expensive stay. However it is quite nice to have a room to myself and a really really ...

... painkill**....hat keine ahnung was ich hab...2 viren sagt d** bluttest....huch, da wa**e ich ab** net selb** drauf gekommen....die rezepte die sie aufschreibt sind zb pfiz** 88 quai fu** 6 tabletten :) da bekommt sie good comission....,,,,,, Fazit: total sinnlos, unmotivi**t, ich bin ein bess**** arzt ok, das war d** arzttest dalian...bye frank/asci 15.07.04, Dalian Hab Zahnsch**zen...ne...zahnfleischschm**ze n....davor hatte ich mandelschm**zen und ...