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China, Day 18 and its expenses.

July 22nd, 2009 at 12:13 pm

I'll list them in dollars this time.

My share for a chartered bus to go to Gao Chun $11 (charter of the entire bus and services of the driver from 6 am to 2 pm was $220), and we had 20 ppl.)

Special sunglasses to view the eclipse - $1.5

It was cloudy, so we could see it only at certain moments, when clouds passed. So I did not get to see it when eclipse was total. It was blocked by a cloud. But it got pitch dark -- that was amazing! I am glad I went. Here are my pics:



starting to twilight(it got totally dark for few final minutes) that was so werid.


Bottled teas on the way back $1

Private tutoring session for 2.5 hours $15 total

Coffee and tiramisu at the German bakery -- $5.6 (almost twice as expensive as that dinner)
But it was good, and the weather was nice. It was the first day it was not too hot to sit outside.
So I drank my coffee and people watched (and they watched me Smile ) My view:



It rained quite hard today, so the tiny street between the dorm and the cafe turned to this when I came back:





Right now it is raining again.

Supermarket shopping:
2 1.5L bottles of water, one small bottle, mechanical pencil, eraser, notebook, pack of hair bands, 2 packs of stick-on hooks, a pack of individually wrapped hand wipes.
Grand total... $3

Dinner:
These 3 dishes and 1.2 liters of beer were in total 60yuan:







Divided by 3 people, $3 (20 yuan) per person.
Why would anyone cook, really?

I think not a bad day for $40.

4 Responses to “China, Day 18 and its expenses. ”

  1. zeerty Says:
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    Wow! I bet it must be delicious real Chinese food.

  2. whitestripe Says:
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    sounds like you are having so much fun and learning a lot too. and yes, why WOULD you cook? thankyou for the photos! Big Grin

  3. Patrick (Toyguy 1963) Says:
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    Thanks for sharing the pictures. Glad your having a good time.

  4. milehighgal Says:
    1248371964

    Wow, food is cheap! Looks like the streets are flooding though with all the rain Wink

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