Stuck in Qingdao: Not the End of the World

Stuck
The third and final leg of my trip was supposed to take place in Xi'An, but unfortunately the popularity of the beer festival made train tickets either sold out or out of my price range. Furthermore, hostel/hotel prices were getting more expensive by the day as people tried to get into town for the final week of the fest. So I was forced to spend one last day there before returning to Shanghai. There have been worse fates.

Qingdao Day 1.5: Who Needs Old Bay? And Disney for Adults (and Kids too?)

Settling In
After a six hour bus ride from Qufu to Qingdao, I was dropped off next to the highway. I had to walk about half-an-hour to grab a taxi, which took another half-hour. Needless to say, when I finally arrived at the hostel - despite the road sandwich - I was famished. So I was completely blindsided by what awaited me as I stepped through the door:

Kong Zi: Superhero or Kind of a Jerk?

Pre-Blog Heads-Up: For any Chinese readers of the blog out there; while some of what I have to say about Kong Zi may be a bit slanderous, I actually like guy's theories, anecdotes, and such - that was the reason for me coming to Qufu in the first place. There are certainly worse people to base your civilization around, hell even the Founding Fathers owned slaves. But all that being said, I don't think he is the greatest thing since fried rice either; in fact, he may have been kind of a jerk. Let's begin.