Since we have arrived in China we had the opportunity to eat all sorts of food and travel several ways. Each is an interesting and remarkable experience.
Chinese Food
Chinese food is not like what we eat in America. First of all, the Kung Pao chicken has bones in every piece of chicken. We asked our host if we are to eat the bones and their answer was that if it is too big, “no”…and if it is small, “yes.”
There is also a focus on seafood as that is the local specialty. The locals seem to like raw food whether it be fish, crab, eel, turtle, or some other disgusting creature.
We actually walked through our hotel buffet and heard a rooster “cock-a-doodle-doo” back in the kitchen. It was a little unsettling.
Travel
Traveling in China is a little different than in America. First of all, it is crowded and secondly it entails very poor conditions and hygiene.
We made our way from Shanghai to a final location by commuter train. We bought the most expensive ticket thinking it would be luxurious, but it was far from it. We slept in a small room with two sets of bunk beds. This meant we had two strangers sleeping in our little room. It worried us a bit, but we began to trust our guests a little more as the trip went on.
On the way back to Shanghai we took a commuter bus. It was $30 American and again we thought it would be luxury because it had beds instead of seats. In reality the beds were made for small people (sub 5′). I have not been so uncomfortable since the military. I think seats would have been more comfortable.
All things considered, it has been a very adventurous trip full of stories and experiences. I’ll be blogging more frequently about it once we arrive back in the United States.
