Public Transportation

Using a bus in China is a pain. A massive, massive pain. So why do I do it? It costs about 5 cents a way - and that's when I'm on an expensive bus. (Buses range from really cheap (think, no seats) to cheap (air conditioned double decker bus).

On Sunday, Emily and I were on a non-airconditioned double decker bus that was packed full. This is what it was like on the inside of the bus:




It was CRAZY. No - the bus didn't go sideways, FYI, that was just my camera being dumb. And Yes, I was basically sitting on the dashboard. (I can hear you start hyperventilating now, Mom.) What was not caught in the video was when we almost killed a bicyclist, and when we were tailgaiting a Smart Car-esque car.

This was not the same bus we took to the Summer Palace, by the way. That bus was nice, and EMPTY. This bus was enroute to Carrefour, among other destinations.

Carrefour was fine (Emily got to see live prawns swimming in a kiddie pool, which amused her to no end). This was my favorite part:
I don't know if you can tell, but each piece of sushi is individually wrapped. You can pick the pieces that you want, then pay for it that way. AND I didn't even get food poisoning. Score!