Our China Trip, So Far
Hey everyone,
China has been fantastic so far. It's such a completely different country than I experienced eight years ago. Gone are all the feelings of being an outsider, the sense of exploring an exotic new world, and the hesitation at traveling in a communist country. In its place are a slew of Pizza Huts, KFCs, and Western tourists at every turn. For example: when we were hiking on a remote mountain near Lingying Palace, we were excited but a bit dismayed to hear Hebrew coming from the backpackers behind us. We were enjoyed the chance to converse with these two nice Israelis in the middle of nowhere, but it seems we can't go anywhere without bumping smack up against Western civilization. It's amazing what a difference 8 years can make.
Anyway, enough of the sappy retrospection. Here are some videos of our trip so far:
1. Seals at the Aquarium - The brand-new Shanghai Aquarium is really something special. Here's a fun video of the seals having a good old time. It looks like they're as amused staring at the tourists as we were looking at them! For a somewhat more tranquil (and by that I mean boring) video, you can check out the jellyfish as well.
2. Westernization, Exhibit A - I mean, this is just weird. We were in Hangzhou, a few hours outside Shanghai. We go to a pizza restaurant to get a drink, and this Filipino band is playing a random selection of Spanish music. It was really weird. My BCI Friends will get a kick out of this song, since we danced to it on a regular basis (go July 2001!).
3. And of course, an embarrassing picture from today's trip to Jiu Ja Jow. When in China...
That's all for now. More to come later.
China has been fantastic so far. It's such a completely different country than I experienced eight years ago. Gone are all the feelings of being an outsider, the sense of exploring an exotic new world, and the hesitation at traveling in a communist country. In its place are a slew of Pizza Huts, KFCs, and Western tourists at every turn. For example: when we were hiking on a remote mountain near Lingying Palace, we were excited but a bit dismayed to hear Hebrew coming from the backpackers behind us. We were enjoyed the chance to converse with these two nice Israelis in the middle of nowhere, but it seems we can't go anywhere without bumping smack up against Western civilization. It's amazing what a difference 8 years can make.
Anyway, enough of the sappy retrospection. Here are some videos of our trip so far:
1. Seals at the Aquarium - The brand-new Shanghai Aquarium is really something special. Here's a fun video of the seals having a good old time. It looks like they're as amused staring at the tourists as we were looking at them! For a somewhat more tranquil (and by that I mean boring) video, you can check out the jellyfish as well.
2. Westernization, Exhibit A - I mean, this is just weird. We were in Hangzhou, a few hours outside Shanghai. We go to a pizza restaurant to get a drink, and this Filipino band is playing a random selection of Spanish music. It was really weird. My BCI Friends will get a kick out of this song, since we danced to it on a regular basis (go July 2001!).
3. And of course, an embarrassing picture from today's trip to Jiu Ja Jow. When in China...
That's all for now. More to come later.
posted by Matt Fieldman at 7:20 PM
1 Comments:
Dear M&A,
Reading your blog, catching up on your adventures. Sounds like adventures to me anyway. Since we have dial-up it takes FOREVER to view the video clips, and only a few seconds of my brother singing was enough to get me dropping out.
Be well. Things here are aboutthe same.
Unlce Les
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