Now I realise that writing to you about the beer festival and all of the other events in a few quick fire blogs really defeats the purpose of one but oh well, here goes!
We managed to negotiate our way through Qingdao to 'Beer City'. Immediately we were accosted but the hat bandits and then proceeded to follow the music to a big stage with seats. After ordering 4 different beers from Russia to share we sat down to enjoy the fire eaters and the funny raffle show they had going on.
The day seemed to progress in a very similar pattern and we ended up meeting up with fellow NZer's and Wuxites Abbey and Matt which added to the spirit of the event.
We were photographed A LOT and followed by the Chinese paparazzi and had to pose for lots of different shots as you can see demonstrated by Abbey and Matt (no they do not like feeding each other beer!)There were a lot of very interesting characters and things to see:
After trying lots of exotic food and having a lot of laughs at Ben ogling the scantily clad women, we were ready to call it a day, declaring this a Chinese version of 'October Fest' (for those of us who had been!) But not before Abbey and Matt had a go on the carnival spinny ride, leaving Matt very white after just consuming half a bag of beer (Qingdao's speciality!)
After a lovely Schiuan dinner and some civilized drinks at a Jazz Club (no Jazz to be seen!) it was time to hit the hay!
The next day we spent reading on the beach and exploring the area around the Beer Factory (by exploring I mean trying more of the local cuisine and enjoying a coffee flavoured beer in the sun on top of a rickety balcony.
After taking in some sun it was time to find a western bar to enjoy some live music. Trust us to stumble on the bar that is having a masquerade party that night. In true NZ style we managed to sweet talk the people into giving us masks and the NZ sign from their display.
The next day was VERY low key and then it was back to Wuxi for a relaxing weekend hibernating before school started back!
Arohanui,
Amy
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