13 april 2008

Beijing

Det ser ud som om jeg kan komme til at skrive paa min blog alligevel, men ingen billeder. Jeg kunne jo risikere at sende negative ting ud om Kina. Jeg kan imidlertid ikke faa lov til at se min side herfra andet end redigeringen. Jeg er i en ny og anderledes verden igen helt forskellig fra Shanghai.

Jeg har faaet set alle sevaerdighederne i kinesertempo og jeg har overlevet ogsaa menneskemaengden og trafikken taget i betragtning. Jeg ser frem til at sige farvel til stenansigterne med den kummerlige tilvaerelse. Det har vaeret en laererig oplevelse.

Vi ses!!!!!

It looks as if I can write to my blog but no pictures. I might show China from a negative side. I am obviously not allowed to see my blog only for editing. I am in a new and strange world completely different to Shanghai.

I have seen all the important places with the speed of a Chinesee and I did survieve also considering the amount of people and the traffic. I look forward to saying goodbye to the stone faces and their poor living conditions. This has been a teaching event.

See you soon!!!!

10 april 2008

Shanghai

En forfaerdelig by. Snydt 2 gange igaar. Foerst af en skopudser, som bare smurte skocreme paa min ene sko, saa jeg var noedt til at faa dem pudset og forlangte saa 100 Yen = ca. 75 kroner. Hun fik nu kun 40 Yen, fordi der stod nogen og saa paa ellers havde hun faaet et skub. Anden snydepels var en "venlig" kineser, som sagde at han var kunstlaerer og ville vise mig galleriet, som udstillede i kajen. Jeg sagde paent maaske senere, men selvfoelgelig var det sidste dag og det var lige ved at lukke, men da det var gratis, saa taenkte jeg ok. Han ville selvfoelige saelge noget, men nej tak jeg var ikke lige til den slags billeder. Naa men saa kunne vi maaske drikke lidt te sammen - og hvorfor ikke, hvorefter han foerte mig til et tehus, som selvfoelgelig solgte te til en horribel pris. Jeg spurgte om han kendte dem i tehuset, men nej det gjorde han selvfoelgelig ikke, og selvom jeg viste, at jeg blev snydt, saa foelte jeg mig presset til at koebe en daase te, som jeg betalte 200 Yen for = ca. kr. 150. Det er simpelthen et forfaerdelig folkefaerd, men der er jo ogsaa saa mange, og de skal alle overleve.

Da jeg ankom for 2 dage siden vaeltede regnen ned og det var koldt - en voldsom omvaeltning fra Hong Kong. Igaar det det dog toervejr men det begyndte at storme sidst paa dagen. Idag har det vaeret fint og varmt hele dagen, men det er en meget anderledes verden, og saa taler de saa at sige ikke engelsk, og dem som goer, er saa daarlige, at de ikke er til at forstaa.

One terrible town. Cheated twice yesterday. First by a shoe cleaner, who just smeared shoe shine grease on one of my shoes, so I had to have them cleaned and then she demanded 100 Yen = pound 10. She only got 40 Yen because there were people around otherwise I would have pushed her. The other cheater was a "friendly" chineese guy, who said he was a teacher of art and wanted me to see the gallery on the pier. I said nicely maybe later, but of course it was the last day and the gallery was about to close, but as it was free I thought ok. He did want to sell of course, but no thank you I did not fancy that kind of pictures. Well then he suggested that we could drink tea together - and why not, after which he lead me to a tea house, which of course was selling tea at horrible prices. I asked him if he knew the people in the tea house, but of course he did not, and even I knew that I was being cheated, I felt forced to buy a can of tea, which costed me 200 Yen = about pound 20. They are simply terrible those chineese people, but there are also so many and they all got to survieve.

When I arrived 2 days ago the rain was pouring down and it was cold - quite different from Hong Kong. Yesterday it did not rain, but a storm was coming up in the afternoon. Today however the weather has been nice and warm all day, but it is quite a different world and they hardly speak any English and the people who do are almost impossible to understand.

07 april 2008

Hong Kong sidste dag/last day

Jeg foeler mig som midt i en myretue. Kontrasterne er store. Jeg er helt flad her til aften - jeg naaede at gaa 6 km paa det dumme bjerg. Foerst 3 km ned med haabet om at kunne peake den fantastiske udsigt. Saa 3 km op igen - jeg lignede en som havde vaeret i bad. I dag skal de sidste indkoeb naaes i aften - ingen synes at sove her. Der virker som om der er aabent doegnet rundt. Jeg har ogsaa gaaet meget i dag - vaeret paa jademarked, set et tempel og vaeret baade i Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center samt oppe i Hong Kongs hoejeste bygning (55 etager) - godt der ikke var nogen terrorister paa spil.

I feel like I am in the middle of a lot of ants. There are big contrasts here. I am all worn out tonight - I managed to walk 6 km on that stupid mountain. First 3 km down hoping to be able to peake the fantastic view. Then 3 km up again - I looked like one, who was coming out of the bath. Today I have to make the last shoppings - no one seems to sleep here. It is as if the shops stay open around the clock. Today I have also done a lot of walking - the jade market, a temple, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center and the highest building in Hong Kong (55 storages) - glad no terrorists were around.

06 april 2008

Hong Kong

Jeg ankom til Hong Kong igaar kl. 11 i 25 graders varme.
Puh det er ikke blevet koldere siden - jeg vil tro, at det
snarere er omkring de 30 grader og fugtigheden er enorm.
Jeg er imponeret over stedet. Jeg staar oppe paa the Peak
paa Hong Kong Island omkring 1 km over havet og skriver
dette (gratis). Kineserne er hurtige, effektive og meget hoeflige
men ikke mindst utrolig dygtige. Jeg er sikker paa, at
fremtiden ligger i Kina. Naa men her kan jeg ikke komme af med
mine billeder. Jeg har allerede baade vaeret paa natmarket
i Temple Street, sightseeing med de lokale dobbeldaekkerbusser
og sejlet over fra Kowloon til Hong Kong Island. I aften skal jeg
en tur rundt i bugten med en rundtursbaad.

I arrived in Hong Kong yesterday at 11 am in 25 degrees heat
and it has got any colder since - it is more like 30 degrees now
and the humidity is high. I am impressed about the place. Right
now I am on the Peak on Hong Kong Island about 1 km above
the sea while I am writing this (for free). The chinesee are fast,
effecient and very polite and unbelievable clever. I am sure
the future lies with China. Well, unfortunately I cannot put my
pictures up here. I have already been both to the night market
in Temple St., sightseeing on top of the local double decker busses
and been sailing across from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island.
Tonight I am going on a tour in the bay with a ferry.