Adventures in China Part 2
I just had an awesome trip to China. It's such a fascinating place!
If your looking for a spot to lounge around for a long time, like reading a long novel, just try crossing the street. The street light will keep you waiting for hours on end, whilst you watch motorcycles, bicycles and cars go by. But don't get to close to the side of the road, or you could be hit by a motorcycle with a whole family on board.
The next day we drove to hangzhou. In China rear seat belts are not required. This shouldn't stop you from trying, but you may find a seatbelt without a socket to plug it in, or seatbelt socket without a seatbelt: both of which occurred to me in two separate cars. What Chinese cars lack in safety, they make up for in interior decore, featuring numerous seat covers, some of which obstruct the seat belt functioning. Nevertheless, your much better of in a car, then 1000s of small scooter drivers: almost none of which ever wear helmets.
Direct Advertising on TV is pretty expensive and the highway views have been completely filled up with advertisements. There's just no place anymore to put advertisements. The Chinese have a great solution to this problem: Simply Plaster passing cars with Ads! That's right. As you wait in parking ... err traffic, at the light, someone will come up to your car and place their business cards in your door jam and if you made the mistake of leaving your window open, they'll toss one into to your window. And, keep your car moving, if you don't want to be a moving billboard with an ad stuck to back of your licence plate.
Later that day, it was time to go buy a Chipow (red wedding dress), for Vivian. As fun as that sounded, I decided to go do something a little more interesting. Luckily, nearby, I found a freshly painted wall to watch Dry. Aparently they have an entire mini-town dedicated to wedding dresses!
Lunch was towards the country end of the city, where the meals have the same great taste but with twice the oil!
We spent most of the day in traffic. Theoretically, it's only a 3 hour trip, but this turned into a litterally 8 hour trip due to becoming excessively lost: even with over 4 decades of China experience at the Helm. The roads in Shang-hai are so complex, the GPS can't even find the way and you have to keep driving in cirlces around the city: no one can get to their destination, hence traffic multiplies. Some have made a business opportunity of helping those eternally lost in traffic. On the side of the road, you can pick up a LIVE GPS unit: a living human being, who will enter your car and give you directions on which way to go! This is a must have unit, if you've been lost in the china for the last 3-5 hours.
Guange-Joe has the largest most beautiful park I've ever seen: the Emperor's Garden. No one is allowed inside the Garden, except the emporer. I guess we were pretty lucky to get in, since they didn't open it to the public until about 60 years ago ;) The park consists of miles of trees, beautiful bridges, stone cobbled roads, sidewalks, statues, ferns, flowers, old trees and lots of water from many angles.
Here's a note on surviving in the city. But first, how are your dodgeball skills? In China Objects may be smaller but they come at you just as fast when your crossing the street: motorbikes, bicycles, buses, and cars of all sizes. Better get out of the way fast, because they won't slow down or stop for you!
If your looking for a spot to lounge around for a long time, like reading a long novel, just try crossing the street. The street light will keep you waiting for hours on end, whilst you watch motorcycles, bicycles and cars go by. But don't get to close to the side of the road, or you could be hit by a motorcycle with a whole family on board.
The next day we drove to hangzhou. In China rear seat belts are not required. This shouldn't stop you from trying, but you may find a seatbelt without a socket to plug it in, or seatbelt socket without a seatbelt: both of which occurred to me in two separate cars. What Chinese cars lack in safety, they make up for in interior decore, featuring numerous seat covers, some of which obstruct the seat belt functioning. Nevertheless, your much better of in a car, then 1000s of small scooter drivers: almost none of which ever wear helmets.
Direct Advertising on TV is pretty expensive and the highway views have been completely filled up with advertisements. There's just no place anymore to put advertisements. The Chinese have a great solution to this problem: Simply Plaster passing cars with Ads! That's right. As you wait in parking ... err traffic, at the light, someone will come up to your car and place their business cards in your door jam and if you made the mistake of leaving your window open, they'll toss one into to your window. And, keep your car moving, if you don't want to be a moving billboard with an ad stuck to back of your licence plate.
Later that day, it was time to go buy a Chipow (red wedding dress), for Vivian. As fun as that sounded, I decided to go do something a little more interesting. Luckily, nearby, I found a freshly painted wall to watch Dry. Aparently they have an entire mini-town dedicated to wedding dresses!
Lunch was towards the country end of the city, where the meals have the same great taste but with twice the oil!
We spent most of the day in traffic. Theoretically, it's only a 3 hour trip, but this turned into a litterally 8 hour trip due to becoming excessively lost: even with over 4 decades of China experience at the Helm. The roads in Shang-hai are so complex, the GPS can't even find the way and you have to keep driving in cirlces around the city: no one can get to their destination, hence traffic multiplies. Some have made a business opportunity of helping those eternally lost in traffic. On the side of the road, you can pick up a LIVE GPS unit: a living human being, who will enter your car and give you directions on which way to go! This is a must have unit, if you've been lost in the china for the last 3-5 hours.
Guange-Joe has the largest most beautiful park I've ever seen: the Emperor's Garden. No one is allowed inside the Garden, except the emporer. I guess we were pretty lucky to get in, since they didn't open it to the public until about 60 years ago ;) The park consists of miles of trees, beautiful bridges, stone cobbled roads, sidewalks, statues, ferns, flowers, old trees and lots of water from many angles.
Here's a note on surviving in the city. But first, how are your dodgeball skills? In China Objects may be smaller but they come at you just as fast when your crossing the street: motorbikes, bicycles, buses, and cars of all sizes. Better get out of the way fast, because they won't slow down or stop for you!
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