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The Pudong Expo Area on a second day we gave it a try, with high hopes to wait in lines as little as possible and to see as much as possible... Discussing how much time we are actually ready to wait for a single pavillion, while some of them really have queues of 3h waiting time ( China, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Saudi Arabia pavillion ...), Emi was approached by a woman, asking her if she could pose for her, cause she's looking for most fashionably dressed visitors of the Expo for some chinese fashion magazine. So, we have one fasionable person with us! =) This side of the river is much more crowded than the Puxi site and here's where the real crowds are. UK Pavillion Estimated waiting time: 3 units of Forever Time waited: 1h ... read more

Evo nas na kitajskem! Po pritanku nas jetakoj doletela vonja s sper hitrim Maglevom in dobesedno 300na uro smo oddrvele v center do svojih hotelv, ki so vsem izpolnili pričakovanja. Vlakec je superca, sicer nismo šli do konca hitr, ma ko se nagne je res dober filing in ni ti slabo, kot pri našem domačem pendolinu =) Ne boste verjel, sam na poti proti Shanghaiu tale vlakec šibne tudi mimo prav tisih blokov, od katerih se je lani eden prekucnil in smo lahko gledal po vsem svetu fotkekako to gre...da piloti ven pogedajo, medtem, ko so vse šipe ostale cele. Takoj sem prepoznala mesto zločina! ...upam da ga nazaj grede uspem ujeti v objektiv. Ko smo pri objektivih...takoj na vlakcu smo bile seveda atrakcija! Na nas so se spravile prov simpatične enske srednjih let, kitajke_vesele turistke, ... read more

From a touristic MUST SEE STOP that I made in Yangshuo, I headed up north to see the famous Longji rice terraces. To avoid time killing with transfers I took a direct "onedaytrip" from Yangshuo ...just one way. So by noon I was already feasting on sticky rice, steamed in bamboo stems. What a taste! Soon (by the evening, when I of course went for another one) I learned that it's essential that the bamboo is fresh, from a clean areas like all around up here and that the dish must still be served hot (wasn't really the case with the evening dish). Anyhow...it's the gentlest taste a rice can have and hope to have another opportunity to have it some day soon! After carrying my backpack totally to the top of the village, where the ... read more

...so finally, after leaving the rice terraces behind in the morning mist of a rainy day... after some 3 hours of a bus ride I got to the place I wanted to visit and discover the most on this trip- the land of the Dong minority. With huge huge expectations! A small (cca. 2.9 - 3 million) nation known for it's special talent of carpentry wich results in amazing own architectural styles: two special public building types and very own construction principles for residential building. My first Dong area to stay at for three days was the Sanjiang County, with the famous Cengyang wind and rain bridge and about seven small Dong villages around. the Dong Wind and Rain Bridge A type of bridge got it's name from the fact of being such strong and secure ... read more

...Government square in the centre of Kunming... Every evening! To me....they seem happy!... read more