Wuhan city

The first night in Wuhan was actually damn cold. Even though there was a heating in our dormitory, the windows are similar to those in a birdhouse... almost non-existing. Therefore it was even harder in the morning to get up from your finally cosy warm sleeping bag.

Please check out the bathroom... you can actually see the WHOLE bathroom on the picture...

Yes EXACTLY!!! The hole in the floor is the toilet and if you want to take a shower you just stand right above the hole :-) but its quite convenient... as you can t flush the toilet you just use the shower to flush :-D

After a noodle breakfast we headed into the „big town“. Well actually it is really big (8 mio inhabitants) but there is no such thing as a center. The traffic is probably unique in this world. Traffic lights, traffic signs, pedestrians, whatever does not have any value here at all!

Finally we find the sights of Wuhan.... the so called „Red Chamber“ where a small revolution has taken place and the yellow crake tower. If you would like the totally boring red chamber please check out the rules that you have to obey. Especially look at rule number 8 in case you are a psychopath!!!!

I would not recommend going there... there is absolutely NOTHING inside!!!! and those of you who think that this might serve your history knowledge.... well only if you are able to read Chinese characters... otherwise totally useless.

Finally we found THE highlight in Wuhan... it is the snack – street. There you have little stands that sell traditional Chinese food! Very nice !!!!!! Please check out the special dish that we found......................................... roasted turtle!!!!!

Finally we went to the train station to get a ticket to shanghai. Thx for the advise Zhu, but we were lucky and still got a ticket to shanghai. On the train an elderly couple set right next to us... they were studying us and our behaviour the WHOLE trip. Astrid & Fabian sleeping, eating instant noodels, talking, staring out of the window, getting up to use the bathroom.... really EVERYTHING we did was a highlight to them. But the moment we turned in their direction.... they turned away :-)

We had already prebooked a hostel in shanghai, so we were heading there. We were hanging out a little bit in the lobby and instantly we met a nice group of people (french, chiliean, german) who were heading out for a drink.  Of course we joined. We ended up in a jazz bar (called Jazz and Blues) EXCELLENT place... amazing music but though a little expensive. Acutally I had there the most expensive beer in my whole life!! 8 Euros for half a liter..... not even the Oktoberfest in Munich charges that much ... well yes but for a liter of beer!!!!

Anyway Fabi and me were in an thriving mood and we were dancing in the bar, even chatting up some chinese to dance with us + conversing with lots of expats....

On our way we found the chinese version of Kapsalon (in the Netherlands) or Käsekrainer (in Austria)... barbequed meat on a stick! very nice and actually very cheap. Fpor 20 sticks (3 people) we paid 20 yuan = 2,2 euro!!!! hmmmmmm LEKKER