Friday, September 7, 2007

Beef Noodles, Exercise Machines and Blood Tests


Outside the International Travel Healthcare Center


Jeff, the Ambassador from Oklahoma, trying out an exercise machine

By now most of the Sister City Ambassadors had arrived. There are 19 of us in the group, representing 16 of Gansu's Sister Cities. Aside from catching up on some sleep we have begun to explore the city. We also had to have our medical records checked at the International Health Center for Foreigners. Unfortunately some people had forgotten to bring the original copies of their records and had to undergo a variety of tests. We're still not sure what Scott's ultrasound was for .......... At the Health Center we first discovered the exercise machines. We have since seen a number of exercise machine parks around the city and many people use these machines for their daily exercise. Before leaving for Lanzhou I had heard from some Chinese students that Beef Noodles were famous here. However I had no idea that they would taste so good!

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