Nihao
I just got back and for some reason I have a bunch of energy
I've been eating Chinese food for 2 weeks, so I picked up a 1/4 lb burger on the way home.
Found this guy, a General Vendzilla with the Terra Cotta Warriors
We we started in Shanghai
I couldn't believe all the construction going on, high rise cranes everywhere.
They really don't have normal traffic laws, more like suggestions. But I saw 4 way intersections with 3 lanes each way and pedestrians crossing without a traffic light and it worked.
Lights on the cop cars are always on, tons of electric scooters.
No drinking water from the tap there.
The food was great, but glad to be back, the people were fun. They stared at anyone over 6 ft tall, being 6'3", I got a lot of them asking to pose with me. made for some fun.
After leaving Shanghai, we boarded a river cruise and went 425 miles down the Yangtze river. Were we saw the largest dam in the world, the 3 gorges dam. We went thru the loch system to get past it.
Saw an island that they surrounded with a wall to protect it, the Red Pagota. It had 99 steps inside. I got a good work out every day just keeping up with everything.
In a little while, I'll post more. Trying to get unpacked a little. Bought a lot of stuff, we were in the biggest Jade factory in the world