Oriental Land Holiday Village
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From Suzhou to Tongli to Shanghai
... were master manipulators with pricing wars. There was a moment they actually raised the asking price while bargaining with me. I ended up waking away and they did not make a sale. I don't care how special they claimed their pearls were, I was not about to pay more for pearls than I would pay for them in the US. Now, if they were gold colored pearls or fancy designs, I may have considered paying more, but this was not so. Tut, tut pearl ladies. Some ...
The NY of the East... or is it?
... both touring China at the same time. It's really interesting to hear how China compares to India, a country that I am now learning all about through Ankit, who is a walking encyclopedia. I can write a whole separate blog entry on what I now know about India, but more on that later...The two of us got to know each other over a hot pot dinner. Hot pots are another Shanghai specialty. They serve you a BOILING pot of soup broth (you get to pick what kind... i had ...
Lots of walking
Shanghai is another amazing impressive city with a beautiful skyline!
Today we spent from 9am till 10pm walking around we went in every which way!
Shanghai has a really cosmopolitan vibe too it, lots of hustle and bustle and high energy!
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Pirate Party
... 1. Disguise yourself as pirates and remain in your disguises for all Quests.
2. Keep your Party Monkey (also disguised as a pirate) with you at all times.
3. Stay together with your team at all times.
4. Pirate talk will definitely help convince the Pirate Monkeys that you are one of them – and it’s fun! ARRRRRRRR!
Choosing Teams
There are 5 teams each with the following team captains
1. Blue Team – ...
Zhěn zhēn zhèn. To restrain anger while.
... and back, assorted abdominal prodding and an ultrasound!
I think there's a scene in 1984 sort of like it.
For the linguists amongst you, the word zhen can mean any of: to examine medically, to spy, space between two pillars, to receive blessings in a sincere spirit, gizzard, to restrain anger, unlined garment, to shake, to poison, and about 20 other things...That was probably the low point of the week. Oh, and they also tell you not to eat ...