China (Day 143 - 150)

Day 143 Journey to Shanghai

Our flight landed at shortly after three Japanese time. After we went through customs and got our visas, we picked up our backpacks.

When we tried to log into the Wi-Fi, we quickly noticed that some apps like WhatsApp were no longer working.

Jan got a little something from Starbucks and we called a taxi. We also had the problem that here, often you couldn't pay with a credit card, but only with Alipay.

We arrived at the hostel at half-past five. Unfortunately, we couldn't check in yet, so we just laid down in the lobby. We tried to catch a bit of sleep on the chairs.

We were only able to check in at 2 PM. Before that, we searched for something to eat for lunch. The only vegan option I could find was instant noodles and a seaweed salad. Getting vegan food wasn't that easy.

After check-in, I laid back down and dozed off a bit. Fortunately, Nagisa also arrived in the meantime. In the evening, the three of us went into the city again and explored the area. We took a taxi, which was really cheap. In the city, Nagisa and I tried tea and were approached by a woman who wanted to sell us cheaper tea. The woman followed us for a while.

After that, we made our way to a vegan restaurant. Then we walked a little through the streets and got a taxi. The taxi driver had been very rude and shouted something as we were getting in. During the ride, he started to massage his bare foot and clean his teeth with a toothpick. Not pleasant or just