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Published: January 30th 2008
Lelde/ 30/01/2008
Nu tad ta, esam Vjetnama, bet nu visu pec kartas... 27 Janvari agri no rita pametam pilsetu, kura bija nodzivoti un nostradati musu dzives nedaudz vairak ka 6 meneshi. Protams, ka bija ta nedaudz jocigi un savadi, un no vienas puses nekur negribejas braukt, ka jau tas ir vienmer, kad esi pieradis pie lietu kartibas un iedzivojies kada vieta, ka ari darbs un kolegji patikami, bet no otras puse, parak lielas nostaljgjijas man nebija, jo pamazam jau gribas uz maju pusi rikteties un cik tad ilgi vienu un to pashu var darit, ka ari laikapstaklji bija palikushi nu ljoti neomuligi - auksts un lietains! Uz dienvidiem!!!! Pie saules un pludmalem mani sauc!!!!
Traka jau ir ta celjoshana pa kjinu shini laika, pirms vinju jauna gada, jo cilveki chupam stacijas, visi grib uz svetkiem uz majam, un musu asistentite Dezija jau ljoti priekshlaicigi nerezerveja mums biljetes, nabaga meitenam nacas pusdienu pavadit pie telefona ievadot nepartraukti vienu un to pashu nr., jo visu laiku aiznjemts - visa Kjina censhas rezervet biljetes!!!
Lai vai ka, laimigi tikam uz nakts vilcienu lidz Naningai un pec 12ha brauciena tikam galapunkta, kur mus sagaidija ljoti jauks jau ieprieksh (atkal jau ar Dezijas palidzibu) rezervets
hotelitis. Musu ceribas, ka talak dienvidos laiks bus labaks, bija pilnigi veltas... No vienas puses tas ir labi, jo esmu savilkusi visu, kas man ir no siltam drebem mugura, lidz ar to man bija iespeja sastukjet visas parejas mantas, ko velejos panjemt lidzi, sava mugursoma - lidz ar nagiem.... Nezinu ko darishu, kad no tiesas paliks siltaks, jo ziemas drebes, parasti aiznjem lielako platibu soma, - platibu, kas man nav vakanta.....varbut bus velreiz jaizverte prioritates un ikaut kas jaatstaj nopakalj, bet, visticamak, es vienkarshi apkraushos ar velvienu somu (man jau uz doto bridi ir tris - nu ljoti piekrameta un smaga liela mugursoma; ljoti piekrameta un ari ne viegla parasta mugursoma un videji piekrameta pleca somele... Labi, par to domashi, kad bus mep[iecieshamiba😊
Nodzivojamies dienu pa Nanningu un tad nakamaja rita devamies uz Pingshinu (robezhpilsetinju), ka jau mineju, vinjiem te traki ar sabiedriskajiem transportiem svetku laika un lidz ar to tika vilciena, kada ne3kad ieprieksh nebiju celjojusi, isteniba, man tas atgadinaja tadu ka lopu vagounu, un es iedomajos par tiem cilvekiem, kas dadzhadu represiju laikos tika sutiti, lidzigos vagonos trimda... Varbut musu vilciens bija labaks, vardu sakot, ir solu rinda gar abam vagona sienam, tie kas ir pirmie var
dabut apsesties, bet parejiem ir jastav vai jasezh uz gridas, kas ir slapja. Tureties nav kur. Logi - tadu shaurinji - ir tika paha vagona augshdalja , lidz ar to neko redzet arpuse nevar, logiem prieksha stiklu nav...Un cisi, protams, met visu pie zemes, biju jau atradusi no shitiem skatiem... bet nu atkal nevareju beigt brinitie, ka vinjiem tas liekas tik OK? Stacijas uzgaidamaja telpa vispar ka cukukuti -- masa cilveku un visi gruzho uz nebedu pat asis nepamirkshkjinot. Baigi gruti ir pienjemt shitadu attieksmi, smagi pat ta vienkarsi uz shito paradoksu noraudzities... Bet nu back to musu celjojuma - shini vilciena mums bija japavada stundas 5as.... Sedvietas, protams nedabujam, bet es ta labi izkartojos uz savas somas, ta ka isteniba nebija tik traki ka biju iedomajusies, vienigi, protams, auksts. Vinjiem te vispar ir savada attieksme pret aukstumu, majoklji nav piemeroti shadiem laikapstakljiem, ka ari nekadu silditaju, ja nu vienigi kadas atsevishkji ir iegadajies, nav, bet tai pat laika, vinji tur visus logus un durvis valja, lai vejsh un aukstums visur tiek kilat. Vekalos, restoranos, visas durvis lidz galam valja...Nabaga cilvekiem tada aikstuma jastrada cauru dienu, bet vinjiem pat prata nenak nosiltinat vietu... Tam ir kaut kads sakars ar pienjemumu,
ka gaisa cirkulacija ir ljoti svariga... Man butu pilnigi vienalga par gaisa cirkulacija, ja vien es varetu but siltuma....
No Pingshanas, kuras daba izskatijas fantastiski, augstas kalnu kores gozmejas viscaur tai apkaimei, panjemam taxli lidz robezhai... Viena no visatrak shersotajam robezham mana dzive, un vismazak apcilvekota (tas no shis dienas ir latvieshu valodas jaunvards!!! dariet visiem zinamu!) . Un ta nu mes bijam no Kjinas ara un Vjetnama ieksha... Skumas pec Kjinas.......Bet nu - it's time to move on! 😊
Pa vakara velumu kaut ka ar taksiem un minibusiem tikam lidz Hanojai - riktigi jau mus apmeta, bet mani tas ipashi nesatrauca, jo gribejas tikt galapunkta (bija tumshs, auksts, lietains un vels), ka ari bija palikusi pari nauda no Kjinas, ko vareju nedomadama teret (vinjie te pienjem Juanas ar).
Tatad, ka jau nopratat, ari sheit nav nekads saules darzs... Nebiju shito gaidsijusi, bet nu vietejie saka, ka shitik auksta ziema vel nav ieprieksh piedzivota....
Hotelits mums sheit ljoti labs, privata istaba ar dushu 6$ no cilveka - tiri pieklajigi.😊
Bet visa visuma man cilveki kjina daudz labak patika - sheit tomer vinji ir vairak orienteti uz tevis apshmaukshanu un apmeshanu. Pec idejas visam jabut letakam ka Kjina, bet
nu tik talu, es vel to neesmu pieredzejusi. Protams, trauce ari fakts, ka sheit ir cita nauda un citas vienibas, un gruti ir sakuma apvert kas ir kas un cik ir cik. Bet - shodien bijam uz banku apmainit naudu - un zinat ko - esmu miljonare!!!! Nemaz i nesaceraties, ka nu tagad tik shkjerdeshos un dalishos ar Jums ar savu bagatibu!!!😊
hanoja shkjiet ok, diezgan atgadina Kjinu, motoskuteri un motocikli bez sava gala. Un satiksme....teiksim ta, teoretiski, viena satiksmes dalja brauc, pa vienu celja pusi un otr satiksmes dalja (ta, kas parvietojas preteja virziena) pa otru celja pusi, bet praktiski, vinji celju uztver ka vienotu veselumu un brauc pec savas patikshanas, un visiem tas ir ok. Brishos, kad izskatas, ka celju shkjersot ir neiespejami, vienkarshi jasak lenam virzities un bez problemam, nedaudz piesargajoties, tiksi celja otra puse, bet, ja gaidisi piemerotu bridi, ta ari vari ar nekad nekur nenokljut....
Shodien braucam ar autobusu, lai tiktu uz Etnisko muzeju, un balss autobusa, kas piesaka pieturas bija ka no filmas, itka feja no zeltains makonju malinjas runatu - baigi jocogi, bet kikjigi un man patikas.
Ja, ir auksts, laitins, mes tiekam "apmesti", jutu pienkumu doties uz muzejiem un citam apskatamam vietam
Grinn and bear it!
Lelde on the standing train( sporting her new hair-do)kjeeksisha pec - un man nu galigi vairs nepatik celjot. Laiklm ta kultura mani nav tik augsta, bet man ljotibieshi ir pilnigi vienalga vai redzu kadu muzeju vai kartejo temple vai kadu arhitekturas peminekli.... jo tas viss ietver burzmu, steigu, uzliek pienakumu utt. Vairak chakars neka prieka....
Rit ar specialu turi visas dienas garuna izbrauksim ar laivu pa Halon bejas aprinkji, un tad nakamaja diena dosimies taisna celja uz dziljakiem dienvidiem - Hoi annu. Pachekojam interneta, tur tad nu beidzot jabut silti!!!
tas nu laika ari viss, paska, cik daudz pierakstiju. it jau pavels, esmu ari apakstejusies, kartejo reizi, doshos ka nu uz numurinju iedzert teju un palasit. Ja, nopirmak shodien divas labas gamatas, un par ljoti labu cenu, pardevajs jau droshvien ar uizvarijas, ber nu mums likas ljoti laba cena 7LVL par divam gramatam. Vioena ir Joseph Hellers "Catch 21", nesen biju izlasijusi vinja otro romanu "Something happened" un man nu ljoti saistija, tad nu looking forward lasit vinja vienu no atzitakajiem un izslavetakajiem darbiem!!!
Bildes gan jau drizuma ar ievietosim. es vel tagad ar nepublioceshu, jo cerams, Stivens rit pierakstis ar kaut ko angliski. man vairs nav speka cita mele kaut ko te klabinat.
Steven//
For all
those non-Latvian speakers out there, I will add some words on the last few days.
We finnished our last classes on Saturday 26th and then proceded to Nanning, Guangxi for a quick exit from China before our visas run out. Being just a week before Chinese New Year( the World's largest human migration), it was, to say the least, a little busy. To add to this, trains were being cancelled left,right and centre because of bad weather in the North of the country and everywhere there was a heaving mass of humanity( especially at the train stations- even at 7am!)
At Nanning, we got a train to the border town of Pingxiang. At first this seemed daunting as it was a 'standing' car( laid on especially by the governement to cope with the hordes of people), which, at first sight, resembled a cattle car- the upside being that a journey of over for hours set us back onlt 15Yuan(1 quid!). The journey in the end was not so bad- there were spectacular limestone formations and rural scenery outside and friendly locals ( we met a student who spoke near fluent English- she was quite a laugh!).
We got
across the border and raced to Hanoi in various taxi's and mini-buses. It's at this point that what I had heard about Vietnam( that the locals have a special rate reserved for services and goods for foreigners) started to echo in my mind, as different people quoted fees to us that would seem ridiculous in China. Enough has already been said about this by many people, but I'll add my two-pennies worth, merely as a word of warning. Today we went for dinner and I thought I was picking some types of meat to go in a cheap noodle dish. Instead they brought me heaped plates of it. I should have followed my instincts, or suspicions, which were roused when were given an English menu with no prices on it. To cut a long story short, I ended up paying for about three expensive meals. I was left feeling foolish( but we live and learn😊. So remember always, always confirm prices before taking something!
Hanoi is a bit chilly at the moment. For this reason, we're high-tailing it to the South where it's likely to be warmer, after we've seen the "unmissable" Halong Bay tomorrow.
The upside is
that the hotel staff (Blue Sky Hotel, old Quarter) have been really smiley and helpful.
Pictures to follow. Happy Chinese New Year(Xin Nian Kwai le)/Tet to all!
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Nu gan garss stasts! Mums tie rietumos nav tik daudz laika lai rakstit tik garus (loti interesantus!!!) stastus. Bet es ta i nesaprotu, it ka celot apnika, bet tad kad ir paredzeta atgiesanas uz dzimteni?