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Published: November 5th 2009
Top 10 Sights
10. Oriental Plaza/Wangfujing Food Market, Beijing
9. The Bird's Nest Stadium, Beijing
8. Seven Stars Cave, Guilin
7. Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an
6. Forbidden City, Beijing
5. Summer Palace, Beijing
4. Light Show, Yangshuo
3. Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, Longji
2. Mountains of Yangshuo
1. Sherpa's Great Wall
Top 10 Things We Will Miss About China
10. Really, really good yogurt
9. Cheap hostel breakfasts (usually including yogurt)
8. No tipping anywhere, for any service
7. Sniggering at the fashion statements
6. Strolling through the supermarkets and laughing at the funky flavors
5. Amazing architecture everywhere you look
4. The ability to hike/walk anywhere, anytime - no fences or "no trespassing" signs
3. Laughing at really bad "Chinglish" signs and menus
2. Real, actual, honest-to-goodness authentic delicious tea
1. $3 massages. Come on now.
Top 10 Things We WON'T Miss About China
10. Squat toilets with no toilet paper
9. Spitting
8. Poor visibility due to smog and air pollution
7. Unidentifiable meat on a stick
6. Not being understood by anyone, not even a word!
5. Pushing and shoving
4. Smoking anytime, anywhere - even under "no smoking" signs
3. Train rides - everything about them
2. Being stared at and photographed like a freak of nature
1. Food poisoning. Enough said.
Top 10 Foods We're Glad We DIDN'T Try
10. Blueberry flavored potato chips
9. Vaccuum-sealed room temperature chicken wings
8. Seaweed flavored Pringles
7. Beef and chicken flavored crackers and chips
6. Centipedes on a stick
5. Starfish on a stick
4. Sheep testicles
3. Silkworm grubs
2. Scorpions on a stick (still wriggling)
1. Fried horse ribs (yes, on a menu in Guilin...)
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Janet Lomas
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Well, I guess that about sums it up!! Great job as always and your blogs and experiences are very much appreciated. I might have tried those Lays cucumber chips; maybe something similar to our dill pickle ones here------maybe not, but at least the chips were processed and canned, not wriggling on a stick in an outdoor market. Looking forward to your ongoing travels!!