Thank you, China!

Or, rather, xie xie (pronounced shay-shay). I am sad to leave! Despite the craziness and frequent difficulty getting around, I really enjoyed it here. I would come back, for sure.

The most fabulous thing I saw in China? The Great Wall. Seriously amazing. Once you're on it, you can basically look in any direction and still see wall. It snakes around on the mountaintops for 3,000 kilometers (hello metric system) - and it was built 600 years ago!

The food surprised me a bit. It was mostly very good. But, for instance, they serve most meat dishes bones and all. I had some fried pork - had to nibble around the bones. I had shrimp that came in its shell, complete with eyeballs. Also, while I saw a lot of fried rice, I didn't see much chow mein. There are a lot of noodle dishes here, but they are typically served in a soup. Yummy!

Well, goodbye China - it's Thailand's turn now. Can't wait for some warm weather!
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