10/4 重庆
Today we go our separate ways. Pengge will come with us but tomorrow will Leave to return to uni in Nanchang. Carmen today, will go to Xian in the afternoon. we took the train (no idea why I can nap in short journeys in planes and trains but not long?!) back to Chongqing. I had already booked a place so the two guys will come with us. Unfortunately there wasn't enough beds so I will bunk with karin for a night as 陈劲 wanted to sleep on the wooden seat and they keep the door open! Not super Comfortable but there's a shower and it's convenient so who cares.
We went to the old area of the town. Up near one of the mountains. Chongqing city is known as 山城 Mountain city because it's full of mountains. Lots of bridges too. A nice one near the first place we stayed. We went to 磁器口 ciqikou a porcelain port area that climbs high up into the mountains old streets full of hustling people spellings wares and trying to appeal to foreigners. Lots of henna spray tattoos, chillis, giant candy floss 棉花糖 and 古物店 antique thrift shops. Karin got some mao posters and his little red book. Haha.
We wandered round and round, basic old buildings in the poorly made Chinese style of the century before. But so full of life. We climbed higher and higher coming across a cave like tunnel 隧道 clearly used for bombs/communist things/transporting goods. It was pitch black inside and seemed to go on for a long time. But it was really fun haha. When we came out the other side finally there was only a few shops scattered around and far less people. We didn't find a lady selling animals who had a particular bunny that would come over for some petting if she called it and said I love you. It was adorable! 超级可爱！but we had a right walk back to the station! After this we tried to head to the foreigners area. But we weren't exactly sure. We ended up getting closer to the ports!
Which was seemingly Impossible to get to, but worth it! We befriended a local lady who helped us take a short cut through her building block. The only person really able to understand her was chenjin as he's from a neighboring province and has been working here. They talk very different. But u can get the idea of it as some of What they say is similar to standard 普通话。 they aren't speaking a completely different dialect like 上海话 but they blend in a lot of their own local dialect /slang plus they have different accents and can't pronounce some
We wandered round and round, basic old buildings in the poorly made Chinese style of the century before. But so full of life. We climbed higher and higher coming across a cave like tunnel 隧道 clearly used for bombs/communist things/transporting goods. It was pitch black inside and seemed to go on for a long time. But it was really fun haha. When we came out the other side finally there was only a few shops scattered around and far less people. We didn't find a lady selling animals who had a particular bunny that would come over for some petting if she called it and said I love you. It was adorable! 超级可爱！but we had a right walk back to the station! After this we tried to head to the foreigners area. But we weren't exactly sure. We ended up getting closer to the ports! 
Which was seemingly Impossible to get to, but worth it! We befriended a local lady who helped us take a short cut through her building block. The only person really able to understand her was chenjin as he's from a neighboring province and has been working here. They talk very different. But u can get the idea of it as some of What they say is similar to standard 普通话。 they aren't speaking a completely different dialect like 上海话 but they blend in a lot of their own local dialect /slang plus they have different accents and can't pronounce some
Things like H, Instead saying F. But it's understandable since the country is soooo huge! China is so fascinating and you see it everywhere by just taking a minute to Appreciate it. The differences and characteristics of he people and the culture is amazing. Of course there is bad points 缺点 but to understand it you need to
Look at the nature of the people, their values, how they have been raised inthoughts and manner , history and beliefs - 看性格价值灌输了思想和礼貌，历史和信心。 respect and understand
We eventually got to the marina area which was a buzz of life in every corner. River boat cruises, outside MTV (which the guys did, Chen choices his fav jay chou, the Taiwanese guy who I also like) it was very pretty, and vibrant. It's never a dull hour. We walked all
Around before heading to the expensive over crowded foreign building complex based on a ship. Not particularly worth a visit but the guys wanted to go. Pengge ended up getting a spray on henna elephant on his arm to be like malik. He didn't wake us in the morning when he left for his slow train back to nanchang for school, it was super early.
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