China: Pictures!

That's be the biggest terminal in the world, and is already openend. It's in Beijing, but we didn't go through when we arrived or departed from China.


Anyway, I've been to the building with the largest volume, and that is the Boeing factory in Seatlle, Washington. Not Colorado Anthony. You loose.

More here, division between volume and area/surface
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_la … _the_world


Did you enjoy the photo's Tim?

Oh yeah, it was Seattle wasn't it (Everett to be more precise)! Colorado was the holiday before that and they've merged into one!

Did you get the bus tour and everything?

did somebody say B777?

Great pictures Bregt! Too many to comment on them all.
Looks like you had a wonderful experience.

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Giggedy.

Everything brought together here:
http://www.maintitles.net/china

And now some stories?


About the food
I was surprised by how tasty it all could be. I'm not a big tryout guy concerning food, but I enjoyed mostwhat was on the tables. In China, most tables are round and have a plate on it, with all dishes and food, that can be circled manually, so it goes around to easily take a plate and select your food. And getting used to the chop sticks is just a matter of days. Just make sure there's one stick that is always in position and one that can be moved. There's never big parts o meat in your plate anyway.

We had given the advice before we arrived, that when you are invited at a home for example, it is rude to eat lots of rice because that would mean the other food is not good. So, always keep the rice until the end, and never take too much. Though, it wasn't much a problem in the region we visited because the locals know Western people just like rice with everyting.

We also had food in that communist train, where Chinese were smoking like Turkisch. Our suspiciousness of that meal was the highest during our travel.

The first day in Beijing, actually at our first meal, we had a big bowl of some kind of soup. When taking out the spoon it came apperent that it looked and moved like nose snot! Disgusting. But it was good soup.

Most of te meals, there was always something on the table that we didn't knew what it actually was. I mean, there is sea weed, then there's the mysterious meat in red sauce and there's the also round balls with cheese slices on it, that tastes weird and we just didn't dare to look inside.

About the people
Well, we met a couple of very cool students at Hangzhou University. One just had the combined interests and hobbys of a girlfriend and myself: Apple and Film Music. So you can see what enthousiasm suddenly came up there.

The people there, and I know this is just a very limited view, were mostly happy to see us. Some even made pictures of us, just because we were Western. Everyone there also seems to have a job because even the highways have their cleanup guys and gals. People stand on the stripes of those wide streets just to take away a little something of trash.What also was interesting was the low violence and hate over here (except towards Japanese, but it's not hatred). You just feel people are less agressive, even with having less. You could walk on the street alone at night, without having to worry, we were told.

Oh, an they all look younger then they actually are, except when they are 30+. And what they think of me? Well, we had an encounter with a fine woman in Shangai, who took us to a café and we had a drink and nice chat with (although, we were a bit suspicious, it was not necassary), thought that I was 14 years old, and the rest of the group 18. I know I've a babyface and I'm a late adult, but that was just hilarious. We thought she was 24, but she was actually 30.

Waitresses are cute and smile all the time. And their noses! So cool.

They even though I was cute! When I was at the airport, the woman that checked my pasport said "Hello Boooy". I should get my girlfriend there.



I defenitely want to go back!

Great stories Bregt! I almost get the feeling myself I want to go back, but I haven't been there!
I think I would like the tea ceremony and silk factory the most, the traditional stuff. I also enjoyed your pictures of the beautiful gardens and parcs and temples of course. And I'm just curious what the overall atmosphere is like, you know, the people and everything.

What was the weather like? I saw you wearing shirts, but was it very hot? It doesn't look too warm.
And the pictures of Shangai, was it cloudy or smoggy?

You said the trip was organized by school and a travel agency. Where did you stay at night? In hotels or more like a youth hostel? How many people were in your group? What do they have for breakfast in China?

Ah a college trip? I thought you went on your own or with a couple of mates.

So, no goats in China?

Thanks for the trip report, Bregt.

The smog surely must be a bit worrying for all the competitors at the upcoming Games. Wasn't the same concern in Athens a few years back?

I've a feeling that the Bejing Olympic Games are not going to run very smoothly.