Sunday, December 2, 2012

National Week 2012 Kicks Off in Jingzhou

Back in Jingzhou for 3 days before heading down to Guilin and Yangshuo
to hangout with our old colleagues Hedy and Alex.

Typical of China, but nonetheless still interesting to see.

An awesome parking job in front of Cathy's aunt's restaurant.

Cathy's friend's dog, McGrady.

Cathy's cousin of a cousin works at the Jingzhou Museum
and took us on one of her tours.  It was really busy there.

Whoever wrote this BS was one paranoid guy.  I read something like
"Dear Lord of the Afterlife, please allow this man to be an official in the Afterlife
because he was an official  in this life." Bit of stretch...

The second mummy in the Jingzhou Museum.
Somehow, I missed it last time I was there.
Note the embalmed innards on the right.

We went to see a classic musical performance.

Waiting around for our train to Guilin.

Never again will I travel on a Chinese train for more than 6 hours.
The train to Guilin from Wuhan was a nightmare.  16 hours of nightmare
to be exact.  It was crowded to the point where people were
standing IN the washroom. The seats were so uncomfortable, and I got
a grand total of 0 hours of sleep. I actually begged Cathy to get off at Changsha
so we can fly, but we ended up just taking the train.  Hands down my WORST
 experience in the PRC in the last 3 years...and it will be tough to beat.
Highlights included someone spitting on my pants and a kid
taking a dump next to me. If you take a Chinese train, go berth and not seat.