A few fine cinematic moments

This week is "National Holiday" week, when millions of people in China travel around the country. Day-long bus-lines, booked-out hotels and crammed trains are commonplace. If you ever want to experience the traveler's sixth circle of hell, come to China and try to even get a taxi during National Holiday.

While we have the whole week off for work (no classes), we have delayed an adventurous departure from Beibei until later this week, when travel madness from the National Holiday day (Monday) has subsided. Tomorrow, we catch a 1:30p.m. boat down the Yangtze River, the largest river in Asia and the third largest in the world. We venture out to explore the Three Gorges, The Three Gorges Dam, and several river towns and temples along the way. Our crew includes Sean, Kassy, John, and myself. All the while, I still need to come up with a class curriculum for my students on Monday. Yikes!

Enjoy these few videos from the past few weeks...

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-Arthur's Day, September 27, (the commercialized "birthday" of Guinness) is celebrated in Chongqing at one place. The Harp Bar. Fresh Guinness. I didn't miss it.
-Subway, KFC, McDonald's, and DQ have all made their way to China. KFC is by far the most popular. Also, these fast food joints are usually the cleanest places in any given city.
-Street dogs are common here. They are smart. I've seen a dog weave through speeding traffic without misstepping it's steady, confident trot. They're usually no bigger than a large watermelon.
-Still haven't consciously tried eating dog... yet.