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Day 7 - 31st August 2008

This morning we went on tour again, to Hankou District’s Riverbank Park, a few of our classmates went to church though.

The park has three sections, designed and built along the riverside, it stretches for as long as 7km. So, the time that we spent there was just walking, taking photos with interesting statues, ate ice cream, and talking.
The park is the same design along the stretch that we walked upon, and its Water amusement park was closed, leaving only gardens and trees. The fountain was not activated too.

I think its quite sad, because Singapore does not have the same for such a spacious and airy park without mosquitoes and mud and sand just for walking. If not I think it’ll be really popular for families and friends to just get away from city life and enjoy some quiet time together.

After the park, we walked about 20 mins to Bu Xing Street (walking street) it is the equivalent of Singapore’s Orchard Road, but it cannot be compared with because the most expensive shops were the sports shops such as Nike, Adidas, Converse for example. Everyone shopped and shopped and shopped like typical Singaporeans, we stood out from the crowd because of the way we spoke and dressed. Oh wells. What to do?

Had lunch at a Korean restaurant, its VERY different from Seoul Garden and many times better! There were meats and clams and vegetables and soju! Korean wine, like Japanese sake. But the alcoholic content is 20.1%. We all tasted it and and had different opinions about it.
After the shopping and lunch, we slowly made our way back to the meeting point, and went back to dorm.

The others went out to play volleyball, which we bought and shared amongst us, I stayed in dorm all the way, and had Cup noodles again.

-sam


Our Korean Lunch

cheers to good health!

The restaurant hostess and I

Please dont interrupt our chess game.. hahah!

An olden day, european building

Isnt she serious with her work?

Golden Disco Ball!

Having fun!

The more we get together, together, together...

Under a coconut tree or Trees!

Yangtze River's Second Bridge

The bridge and the river int he background

the main gate of the riverbank park

A shipping port

A man singing opera with the musicians accompanying