Wuhan - Zhang Jia Jie

Arrived in Wuhan at 6:00 am. Sat in departure lounge. Noticed woman who was considerably whiter than everyone around her. I realised a distinct and obvious difference in class. Women use whitening cream in China because pale skin is considered attractive and beautiful. I'm always amused when I see adverts for products that claim to make you 'whiter within days' and every skin care product we buy seems to have some sort of whitening agent in it. It' always the well dressed and manicured women who do this which to me, indicates wealth. We boarded yet another coach for Zhang Jia Jie. More great views of rural life; farmers in cone hats working in the rice fields. Fog. Rain. Several women were sick on the coach. I heard about this before. That's why there are buckets on the floor! A lovely English speaking girl on the coach advised us that we should stay in the city instead of going to the village. We got off the coach and it was pouring with rain. We negotiated good price in a nice hotel for the night and ate dinner in our room. The usual instant noodles seemed to be appropriate considering there was nothing else available in the supermarket (except maybe vacuum-packed chicken legs). Speaking of legs... Mine still hurt!