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Stressing Out For Nothing
What a great few days I have had! All the worry about getting to Shenzhen and back in time for work was easy in the end. Maybe it was all my good planning that made the trip run so smoothly. It started with my fellow English teachers taking some of ,my classes.I am indebted to them.
The actual travel went quite smoothly. I have said in the last blog that I caught the bus and then the flight which were both extremely easy. Todays trip back was nearly as smooth. The only hiccup ...
Shaolin temple part 2
Yesterday when we arrived at the entrance we found out that the temple was closed down.
So today we got up early to visit the temple again.
To our delight the lady at the counter from yesterday was right. The temple was indeed open this time.
I was hoping it would be a bit more quiet than the previous day. However, it seemed even more busy. Mostly local tourists. As we moved through the crowds I noticed how ...
Trip to the Shaolin temple
... the crowds inside the carriage we noticed all the seats where occupied. On these trains its possible to buy a ticket without a seat number, thus a standing place. Apparently most people buy tickets without a seat number and than take a seat that has not been taken yet. Until someone arrives with a ticket with that nominated seat on it. Than they will stand up and start looking for the next free ...
Zhengzhou to Kaifeng and Back Again!
... blotted the landscape and the sun. It was as if some bureaucrat had determined that this was a good spot for a city and everything was going according immediately to that plan. There were buses in these wide, wide streets with bus stops and people waiting for them but no other signs of life. No evidence of shops, parks, banks or other services. No life on the streets at all except passengers waiting patiently. More got off at our stop and ...
Renewing old acquaintances
... has caught on in China yet.
We happen to be in China for one of their biggest holiday festivals called the Mid Autumn Festival which this year also coincides with the Chinese National Day and tonight we are invited to a celebratory dinner held at a huge complex of restaurants built around a lake an hour's drive from Zhengzhou. After Xaio Wang becomes lost and has to turn around three times we make it to the lake which is set up with masses of ...