May Holiday!

This blog post is coming at you from Kunming China (also pictured in blog header) because I'm on VACATION! :D Labor Day Holiday= 5 days off of work. Back in the good 'ole days the Labor Day Holiday consisted of an entire week vacation. However the C-land government recently decided that they wanted to cut down on the number of times throughout the year 1.8 billion people were all trying to travel at the same time. Their solution, take away the week long holiday, shorten it to 2 days plus a weekend, and spread the other days out to create a bunch of short 3-day holidays so that 1.8 billion people were all traveling then instead. So, originally my holiday was 4 days total. But, roughly 2 weeks before the holiday was to begin, in classic C-Land last-minute style, They decided to allot everyone an extra 2 days of government holiday to celebrate the opening of the World Expo (Better City, Better Life). Yippeee!

So now I'm in my old summer stomping grounds of Kunming, sitting in my friend Amber's newly remodeled kitchen/dinning room area.

Our (Elizabeth and my) trip began with an excited walk to the subway stop that recently opened only a block from our apartment. Also new, was that the subway went all the way out to the airport! Cutting the cost to get there from about 100RMB by taxi, down to 5RMB! As we walked down the narrow still-under-construction pathway that went to the subway entrance, I asked a guard where the entrance to the part of the subway that went to the airport was. He mumbled something about "closed" "4pm". I asked again, not wanting to believe what I was hearing. Who would close the subway to the airport at 4pm!?? I asked again, he answered again, I looked around then finally expired: "Why!" At which the guard laughed to himself heartily. So, we were back to the normal routine, and 1 100RMB taxi ride later, we arrived at the airport per usual.

Who knows what the week holds. Relaxing is on the list. And per my commitment (which I'm rather starting to enjoy) so is blogging. :D

Over and out.