Posted by Megan Roney on Monday, July 27, 2009,
Often referred to as “the Venice
of the East”, Zhouzhuang offers visitors a unique shopping experience as they
zigzag through this water township’s narrow cobble-stoned closes encountering
treasures to remind them of their travels. Although it can at times be difficult to maneuver through
the crowd, avoiding the eager shouts of the shop owners advertising less
desirable wares and mustering the courage to barter with those who offer true
gems.
Despite my own reluctance to
haggle...
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After a while of traveling in foreign countries, you begin to realize that it's not just your luggage that can get lost. When you don't speak the language, you loose your ability to speak. If you can't decipher the written word, you loose your ability to read. And if you can't read the signs to know where you're going, you yourself can get lost. It can be a bit overwhelming, and at times humiliating, but I'm sure even Odysseus experienced frustration on his adventurous travels. This blog is my account of my travels. Hopefully, my blunders will assure others that they are not the only ones lost in translation.
