Transported to China
May 15th, 2008. Filed under: Thursday's Travels.
We have Chinese take out every now and then and I noticed something new the last time we ordered. It was probably right there all along, but I just wasn’t very observant. It was the bilingual cash register receipt. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before. The items ordered were listed in both Chinese characters and English. Now my Chinese take out feels more authentic. I like to imagine the cook or whoever bags up the food only speaks Chinese. Wow! I’ve got the real deal right here down the street.
And speaking of the real thing, I spent a day in China exploring many of the beautiful attractions there. I saw the Great Wall of China that seems to go on forever. I also saw the Forbidden City and the Dalai Lama’s Potala Palace.
I didn’t actually make the flight to China. I spent the day at Splendid China near Kissimmee, Florida. Splendid China is a $100 million version of China in miniature, spread over 76 intricately landscaped acres. In addition to all the miniature marvels, I attended several live performances including a show with beautiful tigers. After dinner in one of the Chinese restaurants located adjacent to the park, my husband and I attended an incredible display put on by Chinese acrobats. I didn’t know people could twist their bodies into so many different positions. This theme park is a sister park to Splendid China in Shenzhen, China. Actually, I should say was a sister park. This park was opened in 1993 and closed December 31, 2003. This is a sad situation as it’s the only theme park I’ve ever visited that was both beautiful and serene. I guess there are just too many people interested in the mouse and activity surrounding him and not enough interested in the quiet beauty of Splendid China. It will be missed.
May 15th, 2008 at 08:35
I used to work at a chinese resturante and I can tell you the cooks did not speak english. The head chef repeated all the orders to them in chinese.
Occasionally they had to learn american ways like for instance.
you can’t take a chefs knife out back of the resturant and chase down a rabbit with out all the waitresses getting grossed out (I thought it was funny) and no they didn’t put rabbit on the menu.