The Last leg, and it's Back to Square One
Trip Start
Jan 10, 2008
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Trip End
Feb 06, 2008
Chongqing,
China
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I like the dorm in the Huanxianglu. With free breaky, it's not bad value and is warmer than the freezing cold hostel near Nan Bin Lu where I stayed at the beginning of this trip. They leave the entrance to the building wide open all day. Of course, that's just another Chinese trait. Isn't working and sitting in winter coats enough?
If anybody's interested, check out my article on Chongqing which gives a bit more info about the accommodation. It's just across the road from the New York Building.
http://www.destinworld.com/travelsite/
Little really to say except checked out of the hostel around 11:30, went to the Xinhua Bookstore, bought some classic DVDs - enjoyable viewing, I may add - caught the next bus to Caiyuanba and then the next bus back to Yongchuan. Apart from the cloudier weather, it was nice to see the greener and hillier surrounds than those of Harbin; the rice plantations and the farmers at work. They've also been preparing for Chinese New Year. Today happens to be the New Year's Eve. Tomorrow it'll be the Year of the Rat, or more politely, the Mouse.
Apart from the firecrackers going off which feels as though your under artillery shells, the Uni campus here is quite quiet. But that's it, back to square one, although:
"Sheng Dan Kwai Le" (Happy New Year), and a prosperous Year of the Rodent
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Comments
Fj
xin nian kuai le means happy new year in chinese not sheng dan kuai le .Dave,you made a mistak!