Hey guys!! I know I haven’t updated for a while but I have been busy drinking beer and taking pictures and generally having fun. China is amazing and totally different from what I was expecting. I’ll tell you about it more later because the cigarettes in this internet cafe are killing me but everyday is a suprise. And I am not just talking about the hilarious chinglish signage that is everywhere (”Welcome friends! We haue english menc!” was one of them :))

For the last couple of days we have been in Xi’an just chilling and enjoying the scenery. The city used to be the chinese capital for 11 or so dynasties until it finally got moved to bejing. Or was that Nanjing? I forget. The entire city is surrounded by a giant wall which is pretty cool. We were going to go for a ride around it but then i got drunk the night before and that suddenly wasnt such a hot idea. Maybe next time.

Shanghai (Shanger’s) was awesome - you can see the french and british influences everywhere and there are lots of good places to eat (including macdonalds!). We spent a couple of days there just shopping and maxing and relaxing.

After Shanger’s came an overnight train to louhyang (i think that spelling is right) and then a bus to the Shaolin temple. Did I mention that I had a kung-fu lesson at THE Shaolin temple? Let me say that again just to be clear…

I USED TO DO KUNG-FU AND THE OTHER DAY I HAD A KUNG FU LESSON AT THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE IN CHINA!! THAT IS FUCKING AWESOME!

Did I mention it was awesome? Well it was.

After Shaolin it was off via train to Xi’an (translation: Western Peace) and here I am.

So far I have learnt heaps of chinese. Like counting: 1-10, directions: North, South, East, West and some other stuff which i am going to have heaps of fun saying to the poonster and grace when I get back.

Anyway, gotta go. I’ll maybe post another one when we get to beijing. We’re off to Tibet tonight!

[Update]

Well I actually tried to post this while I was in Xi’an but the intertubes were slow and it didn’t work. Here is is anyway.