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It's a Dog Eat Dog world
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Since we escaped the misty peaks of Sichuan and smoggy Chengdu, we have dragged our stinking carcasses all the way up to sunny Beijing. Met up with Chris again last night and of-course one or two celebratory pints were consumed - we've acheived what looked like the impossible - and we ate some DOG! Twas feckin rank chewy bitter flavour, bright pink and totally disgusting. Between the five of us we couldn't finish it, but waste not want not - there was a skinny wee mutt scurrying about the bar (tomorrows dinner?) so we thought we fatten it up for tomorrows lucky diners. The hungry poodle went all cannibalistic on us and devoured the lot!
Clambered up the steepest and most precarious section of the Great Wall of China yesterday. This was the section known as Simitai and it steeply barricades a ridge with 500m dropoffs over the side of the wall. We sweated our way all the way to the top, to be greeted by more clouds and low viz. But it was still pretty amazing, and we could take shelter in the successive towers at intervals on the way up. I think to really appreciate the Great Wall, you must visit at least 3 or 4 or the sites, but we had no time. It stretches for a mammoth 4000k's from the Gobi desert in Mongolia, all the way to the sea in the east. It was built to keep the Mongols out and forms the boundary between China and Inner Mongolia (which is also now part of China), but the fearsome Mongol Hordes ransacked it anyway and took over the whole of China!
China, and Beijing in particular seem to have carried their love of barriers into the 21st century and a walk round Beijing is a bit of a frustrating excercise as all the roads are sealed off to pedestrians as are the squares and subways stations. You must make a lengthy detour round numerous underpasses and bridges to catch a cab, take a bus or cross the street! A walk round Tianamen square is quite an experience though, especially at dusk when they change the guard. Although 20,000 other Chinese also think the same, so it gets a tad crowded. Seen some really horrific mutilations, gangrenous limbs and shocking disabilities in Beijing - worse and more disturbing even than the Siem Riep landmine victims. God knows what's happened to these guys, but they're all round the city centre and the stench of rotting flesh at times is too much to take.
Will be quite glad to leave here I think. China has been really cool, although I much preffered the south. Looking forward immensely to Mongolia, but sad to be saying cheerio to Sophie who is heading back to the tropics for fun and games in the Philipinnes. No danger was she having any chance of getting Russian visa up here! More thumbnails ...
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Re: doggy style (reply)
Jul 30, 2005 02:44 EST by bonkers
Dunno what the dog was, I assume the same species as the mongrel scurrying about the bar!!
Thanks fir good wishes man... you'll be sad to hear, it looks like we may be giving W Europe either awide berth or a VERY quick tour though. I'm already completely out of cash, have only visa card and a few t cheques left - eeeak!
Just got back from Mongo jeep tour - feckin awesome! Off to ... show all
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doggy style (reply)
Jul 25, 2005 11:42 EST by theginga
Yeah man, I am really proud of ya guys ! How was the doggy dish...whahhahahaha ! I liked it man, the meal in Hue was like elastic, but tasty....
Wish you all loads of luck in the travel towards Europe...God I am looking forward to see ya again and to the amazing story's ya must have !
Good travels,
Yur Ginga Dutch mate..
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