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Yeah, with all of that awesome food it’s an especially good bargain. Here it’s usually disgusting “eggs” and toast or bagel and that’s it. Or cereal like you said.That is inexpensive, most hotels I stay in range around $280/night CAD. And no complimentary food at all (or disgusting pre made cereals only).
Maybe like shawshing? But it won't be completely correct. It's a hard one.I was going to say dragon fruit Its great.
How does one correctly pronounce Shaoxing?
Gosh I am so stoked with following you along your journey
Mandarin Chinese has 3 voiceless silibants (linguist here). English has 2. "S" pronounced like hissing snake, "Sh" as in "be quiet" and "X" pronounced about halfway in-between. (Dialectal variations can shift stuff around, but standard pronunciation is about there. Vowels are another. English has 5 written vowels and about 9 sounds (still spelled with the 5). "I" and "E" are pronounced at the front of the mouth, lips NOT rounded. "A" (short like apple) is more in the middle, mouth dropped open a bit, still unrounded lips. "O" and "U" are at the back of the mouth (near mut not into the throat), with lips rounded. Chinese, "E" is back of mouth, sort of into the throat with lips NOT rounded. "A", "I", "O", and "U" are all pronounced in about the same place in the mouth as English. However, Chinese has another vowel, "Ü" (note the dots above it). It is pronounced in the front of the mouth as if you were going to say "I" (like iffy), but either lips rounded like for "boot". "He" (river) is like trying to swallow the vowel. "Yü" (fish) at the front. Add in tones and it gets more complicated.I was going to say dragon fruit Its great.
How does one correctly pronounce Shaoxing?
Gosh I am so stoked with following you along your journey
I would be taking advantage of all the bike stuff.Template is 21c (70f) to 37c (99f) in Beijing today.
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Beijing is just so big. Too big for my taste.
Me crossing the street. 22 seconds left.
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Bicycle lane
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Parking for scooters and bikes.
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Convenience store. This reminds me of Japanese convenience stores.
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Some rant: soooo many takeout orders in China. On the streets here, maybe a quarter of the people are delivering take-out. Crazy. So much plastic waste too. Also people look at you funny if you don't use a phone to pay for stuff. Usually you are expected to use alipay or wechat pay here.
All of that for BREAKFAST I will stuff myselfI've been to Beijing too many times and this trip is more about work and friendship. So no pictures of the usual touristy spots.
I love the complimentary breakfast buffet in my hotel. I ate too much every morning.
Pastries
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Noodle and savory pancake station
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Fruits
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Eggs and bacon
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They have very decent coffee
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My plates. So yummy.
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I'm like you, way too crowded for me. Glad you're having fun though! Maybe I missed it somewhere but how long will you be gone?Template is 21c (70f) to 37c (99f) in Beijing today.
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Beijing is just so big. Too big for my taste.
Me crossing the street. 22 seconds left.
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Bicycle lane
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Parking for scooters and bikes.
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Convenience store. This reminds me of Japanese convenience stores.
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Some rant: soooo many takeout orders in China. On the streets here, maybe a quarter of the people are delivering take-out. Crazy. So much plastic waste too. Also people look at you funny if you don't use a phone to pay for stuff. Usually you are expected to use alipay or wechat pay here.
Looks better than the bullet train I rode from Tokyo to NagaokaOh wow. Those train stations look way more modern that what we have over here.
How smooth was the high speed train?
Sometimes you get what you pay for..especially cheap hotel roomsI'm sure I saw one for $75 a night. Very recently too.