out somewhere cultural and feed us. Thursday afternoon we all got on
a bus and went to the Summer Palace, which is where the Emperor(s)
used to go to get away from the Forbidden City. A sort of Imperial
Chinese Camp David, I guess.
We ended up walking around for maybe three hours, which was great
since I'd been feeling pretty stagnant. And then the dinner was sort
of amazing. I think I had better food in Hohai, but the Summer Palace
had that place beat in terms of sheer fanciness.
So at the dinner I was just stuffing all kinds of food in my face
without really bothering to ask what it was. Long story short, I ate
some jellyfish without really realizing. It just looked like noodles,
but really, really chewy noodles. It tasted ok, but the chewing was
so much work that I just moved on to more efficient food.
3 comments:
I'm sure enjoying your blog, Daniel, makes me see China in a more personal way. Thank you so much for doing this. Will you get to see the Great Wall??
Your pictures are gorgeous. I am subsuming my jealousy that you are getting to see so many beautiful places by being happy I get to vicariously take part. Thanks for the pictures, sweetheart! I want to go to China.
No, sadly there's no trip to the Great Wall this time. To see one of the better, more intact sections would require a whole day and there just isn't time. Next time I'm in China I will definitely go!
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