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"Laowai, laowai!"
... gave me a mean look, threw down the calculator and walked away. I assumed this meant no deal, and walked out of the shop. I got about 6 steps away when we heard a group of people yelling, "LAOWAI, LAOWAI!" (pronounced lao-wei) which means foreigner, foreigner! They motioned me back in, where I got the hat for 12! But once the woman saw the money I had in my wallet she yelled something about 3 quai and walked away as I paid her son, who joined the other folks in ...
Two weeks on the road, and counting
... yet. That will come later, as it does in all developing countries. On a more positive note, old people (in their 70s, 80s, and 90s) are all over the place. Whether they're out and about shopping at the market in the big cities or sight-seeing w/ their nuclear families in more remote areas, they're visible. It's the opposite of America, where elders are generally sequestered in retirement communities. It's nice to see them out and about, and ...
Dawit and Janice are back
... got a chance to get out.
I spent most of the trip listening to my books on my Zune. Thank goodness for that device as the movies they were showing on the common screen were bad.
The flight was smoother than on the way out. We arrive in San Fran at 8:00 am which as right on time. It took a little over 13 hours to get there and just under 11 hours to get back. Did not realize that tail winds could make that much of a difference.
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Our last day in Shanghai
... requested. Woohoo!!!
I took advantage of this time alone to browse around the Market. This is a girl’s dream, the more I looked at different booths & all the different fabrics & styles they could tailor make, the more I was coming up with all sorts of ideas of things I would have loved to have made. You can pick the collar of a coat, the sleeves of another, the length of another, ...
Shanghai Shenanigans!
... light changed they moved into the street with arms outstretched, touching finger to finger, so you could only walk between the soldiers – the crowds were so overwhelming. It’ll be interesting to be back in Shanghai when it isn’t the National Holiday. While the big red lanterns for the holiday looked so great everywhere, the crowds and noise were difficult. We still managed some great shopping, not just my jackets, and 2 dresses ordered, but a fabulous ...
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