Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Rickshaw's at HouHai


Last week Shan Dian (Lightnin) and I took a short trip out to HouHai with a new friend (Noash) who was visiting from Brussels. We ate lunch at a Vietnamese resaurant named "Little Siagon", great food! As you can see by this first picture it was sunny, but extremely windy!

After lunch we took a quick tour of the Hutongs which is where we ran into the "Rickshaw Gauntlet". There were hundreds of these things and the drivers swarmed on our taxi like cockroaches trying to get us to come out and take a ride!

After seeing the frightned looks on the faces of the folks that decided to give them a try, we decided we were just fine in the taxi or on foot! ;-)

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

what is cheaber to take back to the room rickshaw or cab. looks like the wether is turning just like it is here. S T E B

Anonymous said...

wait till your shoulder heals then go for it. Might be an adventure you don't want to miss. You have are insured aren't you. jaf

Bryan said...

Looks like fun!

Anonymous said...

nice pic'lightin you look like you are having fun enjoy and keep us posted pics are better the tree on car. take care smoken

R.Powers said...

Lightnin and Noash could be sisters.

Thunder said...

STEB - Believe it or not the rickshaw is more expensive (TaiGuiLe)! Yes it's now winter here too!

JaF - I don't think I'll even try it then! ;-)

Bryan - Hey good to hear from you! If you come over again you really should see HouHai.

Smoken - Yes, she was having fun that day! ;-)

FC - Twin sisters of different parents! (They act an awful lot alike too!) I think I mispelled her name though I think it's Nhoash. ;-)

Anonymous said...

so "little saigon" in english is "little Siagon" in Chinese?
( didnt mean to smartass,i am SOOWWYYY)
So this is my last full day with the housedude! Cause tomorrow we will have to bring him to the airport Frankfurt...ONCE AGAIN!
So i can already promise i will have alot of time to write you e-mails ( that you can read and reply to after he is gone again..lol).
SHouldnt have to tell you... but to be secure...TAKE LOTS OF PICS

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEE YOUUUUUUUUU
RBP

Anonymous said...

RBP-

We will take good care of him and don't worry.....Mama got yer back! LOL! Please keep writting me...I love your emails!

Lightnin

Thunder is a smarta$$ also and he said to tell you that Siagon is Vietnemese not Chinese.. should I smack him for you?