THE JOURNEY MAY BE THE REWARD – BUT COMPARED TO THE DESTINATION IT SUCKS!
FRIDAY! (Remember, we’re a day ahead of you folks in North America so this sh-t happened yesterday). Folks, the Riding4Beer 2011 China Tour has barely been “in country” for 24 hours and we’re already getting the hang of it (or is it the hong of it?). After a minor international incident in the People’s Square this morning – apparently public protests are frowned upon, but who knew? – we decided to just buy gray baggy suits, ride bicycles and blend in with the masses. They’ll never know we’re “Farangs” (foreigners), other than the fact we have blond hair and are two feet taller than everyone!
Look, let’s cut right to the chase - Shanghai is a big busy city – REALLY BIG and REALLY BUSY! We like the hustle and the bustle (especially the hustle), but like most big cities, the strip clubs are only average and the strippers have already seen the trick of wrapping a bunch of ones inside a twenty to get an hour in the private champagne room. We’re gonna hang here for another day or so because we’ve made friends with (and even named) the bugs that live in our $9 hostel room, but we’re already making plans to get out of town.
In the meantime, we wandered around a bit (after having the U.S. Embassy guarantee our bond due to the People’s Square incident) and found some pretty cool things. We took a taxi (only 10 Yuan – look it up to see how cheap!) to the “French Concession” area and saw how those bastard imperialist Europeans lived back in the day. We bought some toasted octopus candy and threw it away immediately. And, we also found the train station (can you say, “chaos?”) and bought a couple of tickets outta town for the day after tomorrow. In the meantime, it’s Friday night in Shanghai and there’s still a few strip clubs we haven’t seen yet…
YES, WE TAPPED INTO HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO UPLOAD THESE PICS!
The view from our hostel window! The alley leading to our hostel - First CLASS!
We love the ancient Chinese architecture! Morning dancing on their way to work - NOT KIDDING!
The Chinese attorney relayed a bit of advice... protests are FROWNED UPON IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT!!!! He recommends that you be more secretive about your escape route, since you're being monitored 24/7... small jump from your hostel window to the awning, with a getaway through the alley. Just sayin'...
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Hey did you get to ride in the trolly? Did you bring some beads to throw at your China peeps.....lol just kidding. Next time can I come and throw something at the guy pulling the cart....lol Ok, I'm having a Bud on you guys. Good luck, have fun, have beer, and God Bless. Dont for get the saki...lol
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Love the pictures. It's like a different world overr there. They dance before work, thats just silly... you make better money dancing at work. Oh and Btw your child support check didn't come in the mail this month again... just an iou!! Does Walmart cash those?
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Kevin & Stacy,
While there, why don't you guys find the hackers that hacked Gmail. Sure Obama would love to send $$$$ for that operation. Call it Operation HackySack!! or was that already done back at the hostel...hmmm?
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