Day #10 LONG ENTRY SORRY!
Hey peeps, sorry it has taken me a few days to get back to you. I have been busy eating, shopping and taxi riding;Chinese Style. It has been an adventure to say the least. I have loved each and every moment . It is hard to have a difficult time being surrounded by the Chinese People.
Lets see I will round out the last 3 days.
Monday - nearly died in a taxi, wait that is the risk you take each time we step into a taxi. There is a concept I need to introduce here, drivers education............To sum it up........Judy you know how you use the analogy of the drivers in the USA using the lines on the road as reference point that people just know to stay on the right side of the road, and you believe that they will do so............................well if you used the analogy here, the people would look at you like you had 5 head. NO NO NO, no such lines exist here. Frightening
So back to Monday, went to the local market place to swing deals. There were so many people there and yes all looking at us as if we were out of place. Oh wait we were. So picture this, you all have seen the movie Happy Feet. Where Happy Feet is in the zoo and looking out to the people trying to communicate, well market day was kind of like that. 7 White women walked in the market and things STOPPED! Completely. I loved that day and we had so many laughs. Of course I forgot the camera, so when I download the photos from Kate I will share.
Monday Evening - Went to see the Ice Lights. Most amazing thing I have ever seen, OK 2nd. Wall was on the top of the list. I need to get out more, my two top things I have seen are in China........scary........Huge city all made out of ice, made in 22 days. Slides and events to do all through the city. One slide in particular - huge slide all of ice, you slide down it on a 2.00 RMB walmart sled, converted it is $.005 US. You go so fast and hit a snow wall to stop. Yes, probably should have thought of how I was going to stop before I went down the slide. Fastest, Stupidest thing I have ever done.
Tuesday - Met the mayor of Harbin and the President of the World University Games. President - Most exciting. An old, cranky type from........ of course none other than USA. Completely blamed myself(USA Hockey) that we did not have team representing the US. Obviously he does not know I only have pull in China. I am the next empress! I gave him a big hug and kiss and we move our relationship on from there.
Tuesday evening - finished the games and went to another "Mob" like dinner, great food, weird conversations and rubbing elbows and such. Wow it would suck to be important everyday, 18 days I can handle.
Wednesday - hold onto your chopsticks.........I ate at McDonald's here, yup and had a spiderman happy meal. Did not care today. It was great and the soda was sweet! Went to a grocery store, and now that I visited it ; I will officially go on a hunger stike until I leave. Forgot the camera, getting those photos as well real soon. Would not believe it, all meat in open air for people to touch pick up and spit on. Wait not the best, as I was turning away from that spectal I looked to my right and witnessed for real .......wait you know how we ALL try the grapes before we buy at the store, well not customary here..............they instead take a huge bite from the produce(huge pepper like thing) and if NO LIKE, they will return it to the bin. No joke. I will not even tell you about the peeping in the streets, dogs peeing in the mall, and donkeys in the streets. Thats for another day.
Sorry it is a long entry, just think how many stories I have for you when I come home.