PixieKatten

A short little entry before we're leaving Nanjing for Tunxi and to climb the Huangshan, a k a Yellow Mountain. Hopefully Pauline is meeting us there. Would be cool to see her again. Last night was just brilliant. We grabbed some filled pita bread on the street before hopping into a cab. The 1912 area was great. A block of bars and clubs which had anything from country music to chinese hip hop. We ended up at a place called Scarlet which we had had recommended to us by the annoying canadian guy at our hostel in Shanghai. But since he was a Pizza Hut kinda a guy we didnt expect much from the place and at first it didnt look like we were staying after finishing our bottles of Carlsberg (cheapest beer everywhere because of the footie games I guess). But then a young chinese guy came up to our table and asked us to join his table downstairs. Thinking we had nothing to loose we went with him. And that was the best choice ever. A guy did some chinese rap on a stage and the crowd was wild. Later when a dj took over a gal and 2 boys got up on the stage and did the craziest dance moves I ever seen. Didn't honestly expect that the coolest people I'd ever lay my eyes on would be chinese.

The brew was flowing and this is the first time I gotten tipsy on fine Chivas Regal mixed with green tea. It was actually quite nice and very easy to down. After a while me and Maria got strongly affected by the loud grooves and when another fab chinese girl grabbed the mic and started rapping we danced like mad at the table.

Further in the room was a big screen TV and they were showing the game between Sweden and Spain. But when we wanted to watch the game the chinese lad who had invited us to his table wanted to leave for another club and suddenly we realised we had become 'his girls'. He wouldn't let us stay to cheer for Sweden. Also Maria had made some new friends by the screen that fed her whisky on the rocks and this later resulted in one extremely drunk swedish lassie. Realising we had to made a run for it we did the 'we need the toilet' act and instead ran through the exit doors and around the corner and into nearest bar. Which was a sportsbar playing REMs Losing my religion on repeat. Maria made it about 10minutes in there then it was a cab drive back to the hostel and many laughs for me as she was very very funny doing her Honky Tonk dances and talking nonsence. Yep one could definately tell it was two teachers to be that were out for a boogie session.. 29 acting 18.. isn't life wonderful.. haha! ;)

However I do look forward to moving on and to see some natur scene. Apparently Yellow Mountain is amazing and I could do with some exercise. 7,5km climb up and same down - and that is the easy route.

No pics today either as I don't trust the computers here. Was goin to give it another go as I can't stand machines wining the match but I had a look at the cd and it looks quite scratched. Scared that the cd drive is eating the discs and who knows, maybe it ruined my pics already which would be a shame since I already erased like 200 of them from my camera. Oh well.. still plenty of places to see and tons of pics to take.. Just next time I will remember to bring my cable for the camera.. One lives to learn.

Ok, Im off to the trainstation to book train tickets and then heading for a visit to the museum of the Nanjing massacre. Take care all and lotsa love!

-M