03.18.09
Final Update from the Road
Looking down at the clock, I have approximately 31 hours left in this most recent journey into the Middle Kingdom. It’s been a short, sweet, trip, but like all good things, must come to an end. Ever since this summer, I’ve been thinking that my ideal situation would be to somehow split my time between China and the US, and after being up North for 3 months this summer, and here around the Yangtze River Delta for the past month, I have a lot to be thankful with how things have been working out.
Tex and I spent our first week of travel, in hyper-efficiency mode, visiting a new locale every day, waking up at 8, and maximizing each day with full immersion into China and no contact whatsoever with foreigners or the Western world. As our journey began to wrap up, we decided to relax in Nanjing for a few days, stay at a laowai friendly youth hostel, and enjoy Nanjing for an extended day stay. On Monday, we took a day trip to Yangzhou where we explored the town (reminded me of a mini-Suzhou), and ate copious quantities of Yangzhou fried rice.
Tex headed back to Yangzhou last night, and I’m going to be flying back to Chicago (via Shanghai) tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be sure to begin logging our adventure in deeper detail (plus images) when I get back home this weekend. Thanks to everybody who has been following thus far, and I’ll see you from the other side.
pojaya
said,
March 19, 2009 at 5:42 am
Really looking forward to more details from your trip!
Thanks so much.
ZHU Xiaoping
said,
March 23, 2009 at 6:26 am
Finally i’m in Anhui now,the scene really blows my mind off.The gap is really huge,and I don’t know how to use a proper word to describe the situation here.