MAY 8 – Have an egg and tomatoes dish with coffee at one of the “canal cafes.” When you enter Tongli, it being a World Heritage Spot, you buy a ticket for 100y (or 50y, if like me, you’re over 60. St. Johns Joe Montana College Jerseys Being 60 gets you half price into a lot of things.
compra mochilas kanken Also, if you’re a teacher with 30 years’ service, you get a substantial price break, too. Imagine that! They honor their teachers!) For that price, your ticket comes with a list of attractions – pagodas, gardens, ancient houses – and I see a few that I didn’t see on my first day. Chaussure Asics Pas Cher Authentic Air Jordan Shoes Then I take a day trip to Zhounshuang, which bills itself as China’s #1 Water Town, so it’s into competing. Landon Collins Giants Jerseys Vêtements Armani Pas Cher Vancouver Grizzlies The bus fare is only 1y. Nike Air Max nike tn noir femme The town is very crowded with tourists, and is more like a theme park, which is too bad, because otherwise it’s lovely.
You really have to go early in the AM or later in the evening, and definitely not on the weekends.
You can also wander far afield from the madding crowd for a little peace, but really, the crowds were staggering. It makes me feel glad I got to Tongli a bit late the day before, because the crowds are bad there too, during the day, parading around behind the guy with the flag and the megaphone. new balance uomo misure It’s really NOT the way to see these places. Scarpe Nike Online Shop Outlet nike buty męskie It’s when they all leave that the towns evince their charms. New Balance 373 męskie I wander by a stage just in time to see a 20 minute performance of traditional Chinese opera which was interesting, but I wouldn’t make an evening of it. nike air zoom pegasus 32 hombre adidas ultra boost donna asics elite 3 Wandering in Zhounshang, I come across a proprietor/barista of this bar/restaurant playing harmonica along to recorded music. New Balance Polska adidas yeezy boost 350 męskie nike air max 2017 pas cher He’s quite good and the songs were lovely. He also played, per my request, on the bells. Von Miller Texas A&M Jersey Todd Gurley Jerseys Two young Chinese guys call me to join them for a beer which is conveniently already sitting there waiting for me to drink it! Not sure how that happened. A.J. McCarron – Alabama Crimson Tide New Balance 1500 damskie new balance 1500 burnt orange They are nice and friendly and we take pictures and clink glasses and one of them asks me “How old are you?” and when I tell him, he says, “You have strong body!” and the other asks if I’m a truck driver! Made my day. air max 2017 heren Continue wandering, and it really starts raining hard. nike free run 3.0 v4 damskie Asics Mexico męskie
Somehow I miss the last bus back to Tongli, which is stupid and I hail a taxi for $13 back, which is reasonable, and then the driver heads off the main road into the woods and I get very nervous.
He’s only doing it because the road’s less bumpy, but it’s one of those moments when I suddenly felt very vulnerable and realize that if something happened to me, no one back home would ever know about it.
But thankfully he’s not a homicidal maniac and eventually I make it back and dry off and eat. nike air max chaussure pas cher Nike Air Huarache damskie The last couple days have been the best so far, with moments of genuine joy.
CFF: When you get water from a dispenser, it’s HOT! I learned that in what is probably a common experience for Americans.
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