MAY 9 – I’m still in Tongli in the AM and when I walk to the plaza right near my B&B (without the second ‘B’) there are women doing tai chi. So I run back to my room and get my exercise clothes and do my boot camp work out in the plaza, a little bit away from them.
Maybe this will become a ‘thing’ – if they can do it, so can I, and they probably like seeing me doing it.
They are incredibly limber. Women in their 70s, I think , raising their legs as high as dancers using a bar, and balancing on one leg and squatting an inch off the ground with the other leg extended. That exercise has gotta be good for something. Asics Kinsei 5 męskie They are in much better shape than our elderly. free run 5 0 blu donna Yesterday I saw an old man just sitting with his chair out in the evening, no newspaper, no anything, just enjoying sitting. He looked so serene. nike pas cher Today I saw him walking, and he was really spry. It’s almost like watching one of those movies where old people discover the Fountain of Youth.
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Maybe it was knocked down for this new hotel being constructed. Clayton Kershaw Authentic Jersey tn requin pas cher A bunch of teens eagerly surround me and want a piece of American money – anything. Colin Kaepernick – Nevada Wolf Pack New Balance 678 mujer I give them a penny and they are excited and take photos with me.
When I left Tongli, I took a taxi to another town for the bus to Hangzhou. The cab driver immediately picked up a girl across the road, and we traveled a lon-gg way, and she got out first, so I thought we went way out of my way and I was going to get charged for it, but it turned out she and I were going very near each other, and the driver pro-rated the fare. I’ve found the Chinese very honest so far – certainly he could’ve charged me the meter, and there were a couple other instances of this, too, where I could’ve easily been gouged, but wasn’t.
The bus ride to Hangzhou was bumpy and the bus station was nowhere near the lake and there are 4 bus stations, so I didn’t even know which one I was at, and there was no signs or help or anything, and for one of the first times I feel defeated. I didn’t know where to start to ask for information. adidas zx flux uomo bianche But I got help, took a taxi to the lake, and the day immediately improved.
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CFF: If it’s one thing that gets Chinese people excited, it’s SQUIRRELS! There were three trees in a row in which 30 or more people were squealing and excitedly pointing cameras. Lunettes de soleil Ray Ban nike air max Nike Air Max Uptempo And at the other end of it were …squirrels. Being squirrels. Not doing anything in particular. Air Jordan Goedkoop nike air max 2017 femme blanche Very odd, especially when considering all the other odd stuff going on here.
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In evening, I go to a jazz bar a couple doors down.
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