Zhongshan Parkwin Hotel Dalian

... meal cost 32 yuan. When I compare it to American prices, it is less than $5 so I should be fine with that. But to compare it to China meal prices it is quite expensive.<br><br>As a bonus I am adding some KFC pictures. This is taken in Dalian and my western friends call it the KFC church. Because ... it looks like a Church. None of the others look like this one. So, I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy...<br><br><br>

... behind me were ok since they would honk to let me know they wanted to be where I was. But one time I looked up and saw a car coming toward me &#8211; IN MY LANE!!! I had to go around him but check first that I didn&#8217;t pull into the path of a car screaming down the road. Finally, I made it to the beach and then I rode on the sidewalk as much as possible. I know, I know &#8211; I am a chicken.<br><br>The view was still clear, but by now the sun was getting lower in the sky so I had ...

... and desperate to find one, like the last time I went to Shanghai) and offloaded the books and cds, figuring if they went missing (like the time when Nic sent me some groovy silvery spangly undies from Perth) I would be ****** off, but not in danger of crying, whereas if the toys, handbag or high heels went missing, I would be reduced to a blubbering mess. This makes me wonder at my priorities. A few years ago Tanya told me I was under qualified in the 38 (ie ...

... of the owner, who is also the school&#8217;s librarian, told us how long it took him to teach the local bakery to make real hamburger buns, both in shape and taste&#8212;they couldn&#8217;t understand why he didn&#8217;t want sugar in the recipe like their sweet buns.<br><br>It is amazing what kind of impact &#8216;comfort&#8217; food can have when you are travelling, or away from home.<br><br>Yum... cheese.<br><br>~Ashley

... after meeting, and not really accomplishing much. The faculty member assigned to &#8216;supervise&#8217; was nearly useless, and completely unhelpful other than hosting the meetings in her classroom.<br><br>We finally got to the point that they wanted T-shirts for all the English Ambassadors, banners that fell from the building, and the song "We will Rock you" playing, as it was already chosen by the larger group as the anthem. <br><br>OK, now we are getting ...

It is Heidi first full day of teaching, and we are launching our Stock Market Game. The premise is simple, randomly handout six cards to every student that is either $100 or a stock (A,B,C,D) explain to them the goal of the game is to amass the most wealth that they can. It works best with two people, because one person can be in charge of randomly changing the price of stocks (all going up) and the other can be the bank, loaning out $1000 for every $100 of insurance ...

... some more; the girls bought some scarves, some compacts and other little treasures. One man was selling these rubber pigs (and rats) that you threw against a hard surface that splattered, but then reformed before your eyes. They were hilarious! Ashley, a kindergarten teacher, bought one for her class.<br><br>When we got the then end of the street, we noticed that the beautiful building we had been heading towards was actually old and decrepit. Windows were ...

... in the world. Consumption in China has grown from 11.5kg per capita in 1990 to an average of 25.6kg per capita in 2006. Shrimp consumption has grown tenfold in the last decade as China has geared up to produce 41% of the world's supply. Carp is China's fish staple, accounting for 72% of fresh water production. All very upscale. China has also captured the fish processing market. 100 million pounds of Alaska's salmon harvest, for example ...

... city into a showcase example of what China can do with a deep water port and freedom to trade globally. Starting in 1966 with the Cultural revolution, and gaining speed in 1976 when that program ended, the central gov't realized how strategic Dalian was for shipping and started pouring resources into the area. This was after 60 years of Russian and Japanese occupation who were trying to do the same ...

Zai Jian Jinshitan...good bye Dalian... My parents arrived in June and stayed with me in my little apartment for about a month. Hung around Kaifaqu, and D-town...soon it was time to leave. First stop Shanghai where we met up with my mom's friend Kefen. Next onto Beijing to show my mom where ...