After the boat ride I sat and just chilled out drinking some green tea (no coffee and besides its bettet for you!) Myself and a few of my fellow teachers just sat by the canal and watched people.
Links to photos from Shanghai
After lunch in Jiangsu we tok the bus back to Shanghai and the airport. We took a two hour China Air flight to Beijing. I read for about a half an hour then snoozed. I am still adjusting to jetlag a bit. Remember I am 13 hours ahead of Memphis time.
Once we arrived in Beijing my roommate and I walked aroud the city for about two hours. The first stop was an area called Wangfujing Street. It is a major shopping area. I took a lot of pictures. We then walked through this open air food market were they were selling all kinds of really.., interesting foods. I took even more pictures of that. It is a real tourist area so that many regular Chinese people would not go there to eat.
We then found our way to the entrance to the Forbidden City, home of the Emperor of China for hundreds of years. It now honors Mao Ze Dong (Mao Tsa Tung). We walked all the way around Tiananmen Square (we got a bit lost) and after trying two different buses found our way back to the hotel.
All of us are excited for Wednesday becuase we are visiting schools in Beijing in the afternoon. We will meet with teahcers to hopefully set up partnerships for the rest of year. We will all tour the schools and visits classes! I look forward to it all.
I will try to Skype with you all again tommorrow.
The questions. Thank you Clarissa and Maggie M for you questions!!!!
First off Clarissa I will meet with students tommorrow and I will record their comments and questions.
Second, Maggie.., the price on bottled water varies. Around tourist spots its around 5 to 10 Yuan. Any place else its around 2 Yuan and less. What is a Yuan you ask. Well, a Yuan or RMB is the unit of currency in the Peoples Republic of China. Right now for every dollar you get @ 6.8 Yuan. So the answer to question is, a bottled water costs any where from a $1.50 t0 15 cents.
Mr. Steph out!!
7 comments:
John,
It looks like you are having so much fun! I love looking at your comments and pictures.
Jennifer S-
This is really interesting your class and all the videos we are watching.
It is a lot of new interesting information!
I was wondering if you know how the youth (china) was during the whole war with russia and the USA being the main enemy.
Clarisa B 8th
Tell me what is that food in your pics?
Nadeem
Hey Mr. Steph,
Some of that food looks really yummy. Some more than others. Have you tried it yet? Was the forbidden city the location of the olympics? It looks familiar. Keep us posted!!
Hey Mr. Stephany!!
We are having lots of fun watching your videos. I loves the one of you dancing like a fool! I know you are having so much fun!!
BYE BYE
Lockie!!
ps- will you get some chinese people to say, "Hey Lockie!"
Hey Mr. Stephany!!
I saw you doing the dance! That was really funny! Hope your having fun in Japan. How long was the flight? And What is the time difference from where you are now and Memphis?
-Elise
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