walked to the old part of the city to see the Yu Gardens and surrounding Bazzar!!
To get there you walk through these tiny little streets, selling all sorts of weird and wonderful things, all lit up with flourencent flashing lights - awesome!!
To get to the garden enterance we had to cross an ancient 9 cornered bridge. We renamed it the bridge of death as you were lucky to still have air in your lungs when you reached the other side. The whole place was rammed with Chinese tourists and the bridge was ridiculously busy. It was only about 200m long and took about 25 mins to cross it. We were literally face to face with people with your arms fixed down by your side shuffling a long with the crowd.
Inside the gardens it suddenly becomes very quiet and peaceful. The Chinese mustnt go inside they must just come and take their chance on the bridge of death.
Its a strange feeling in the gardens - a peaceful place in such a busy and noisy part of town (I guess like central park in NY)
The gardens are a maze of rock crops adn lakes and ponds, full of carp that suck your finger if you stick it in the water. I got stuck in a cue of these old chinese gadgies and lost the other 4. I started to panic a abit after about 15 mins when I couldnt find them.
Went for a wander around the Bazzar. They were selling deep fried whole baby chicks (Sophie and me wanted to try them but we remembered the blue Adam cat kebab episode so didnt)
They had Ox soup with the whole Ox skull in the pot.
Walked back down to the Bund and found the ferry that took us across the Yangzi River for 1 Juan = 10p. The ferry was just full of mopeds carrying noodles and meat of the backs.
Evening: Went to see an acrobat show - pretty cool.
- pole climbers
- ribbon acrobats
- hat jugglers
- hoola hoop girls
- diablo
- 5 motorbike cage of death
= Mentalists
Sunderland 1 Newcatle 1 4 points off of the skunks this season - cant grumble about that!!!
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