Yay! Our first mini-trip in China!
Tom and I were invited by Chia Liang from one of the Tourism classes to come along with them to a place called Tianmu Hu (Tianmu Lake). We met them at 6:50 am on Sunday for the two hour bus ride at the beginning of which they passed out barf bags for everyone. (I thought this was particularly good because on Friday afternoon we had to stop the school bus so Tom could up-chuck on the side of the road.) There was a tour guide who entertained the students on the way with jokes, magic tricks, and singing songs. Tom and I were coaxed into singing/butchering "My Heart Will Go On."
The bus got a flat tire about an hour into the drive so we pulled off into a small town. The class piled off the bus to use the WC (since they speak British English). The WC was at the market where I was almost sick to my stomach watching people gut fish and hack animal legs apart. Luckily, I was still in the toilet when a man pulled a chicken from a cage, whacked its head off, and casually drained the blood while chatting with a customer. (Tom told me all about it.)
All of the students were wearing identical yellow t-shirts, which we found amusing at first but were incredibly grateful for once we entered the park. The park was packed with people and having everyone in bright yellow was a blessing. Never again will I laugh at such tour groups.
The park was lovely. It was refreshing to see green everywhere and have water all around! We walked around the lake all day. There were some crazy fountains and an area that resembled an amusement park with games where you could win stuffed animals and other souvenirs. We went in a pagoda, walked through fields of tea on the side of a mountain, walked through a bamboo forest, and saw wild monkeys! (Speaking of monkeys, I saw a man with a monkey on a lease in the city on Saturday.)
The students were tons of fun and gave us food all day long. The strangest thing they gave us was pea flavored ice-cream. I wonder who decided to grind up peas and put them in ice-cream. It was an odd flavor, not my favorite but I will make anyone who comes to vist me try some. Also, when my mom and dad come I will take them to Western Beer Beefsteaks in South Street because they have purple ice-cream that tastes like purple happiness. And before you go getting any ideas, purple happiness tastes nothing like grape.
It was a lovely trip. It was so nice to get out of the city and breath some clean air! I am looking forward to more travels.
Tom and I were invited by Chia Liang from one of the Tourism classes to come along with them to a place called Tianmu Hu (Tianmu Lake). We met them at 6:50 am on Sunday for the two hour bus ride at the beginning of which they passed out barf bags for everyone. (I thought this was particularly good because on Friday afternoon we had to stop the school bus so Tom could up-chuck on the side of the road.) There was a tour guide who entertained the students on the way with jokes, magic tricks, and singing songs. Tom and I were coaxed into singing/butchering "My Heart Will Go On."
The bus got a flat tire about an hour into the drive so we pulled off into a small town. The class piled off the bus to use the WC (since they speak British English). The WC was at the market where I was almost sick to my stomach watching people gut fish and hack animal legs apart. Luckily, I was still in the toilet when a man pulled a chicken from a cage, whacked its head off, and casually drained the blood while chatting with a customer. (Tom told me all about it.)
All of the students were wearing identical yellow t-shirts, which we found amusing at first but were incredibly grateful for once we entered the park. The park was packed with people and having everyone in bright yellow was a blessing. Never again will I laugh at such tour groups.
The park was lovely. It was refreshing to see green everywhere and have water all around! We walked around the lake all day. There were some crazy fountains and an area that resembled an amusement park with games where you could win stuffed animals and other souvenirs. We went in a pagoda, walked through fields of tea on the side of a mountain, walked through a bamboo forest, and saw wild monkeys! (Speaking of monkeys, I saw a man with a monkey on a lease in the city on Saturday.)
The students were tons of fun and gave us food all day long. The strangest thing they gave us was pea flavored ice-cream. I wonder who decided to grind up peas and put them in ice-cream. It was an odd flavor, not my favorite but I will make anyone who comes to vist me try some. Also, when my mom and dad come I will take them to Western Beer Beefsteaks in South Street because they have purple ice-cream that tastes like purple happiness. And before you go getting any ideas, purple happiness tastes nothing like grape.
It was a lovely trip. It was so nice to get out of the city and breath some clean air! I am looking forward to more travels.
2 comments:
Hey, i need you to send me some purple happiness. Tell purple cool I said hey.
Brian says chinese people are weird. He also wants to know why you need barf bags on a bus?
I will tell Purple-Cool hello for you.
Tell Brian they are weird. But very friendly. Barf bags are needed on the bus for motion sickness. The roads can be quite bumpy and the Chinese do not have stomach's of steel. I've seen a couple of people barf on the buses. It is gross.
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