Got woken up this morning by what sounded like a really loud air raid siren! Me and Sonya both jumped out of bed to the window, neither of us had a clue what was going on, but couldn’t see anything and the people below were just ignoring it so i’m guessing it didn’t really mean anything bad. Sonya (who is a chef) made us both a ham omelette for breakfast.
Sam came up to Sonya’s apartment and we made plans for the day, first stop was Renmin Park, a free park which is half gardens and half a theme park. We started off on a roller coaster which was really scary, not because it was too fast or anything, but because it felt rickety and it honestly felt like it was going to go off the rails at the corners! We then went on a ghost train which I hated (I find ghost trains too scary!) I clung on to Sonya the whole way round and jumped at everything!
We then went to the bit we had all been nervous about, the bungee jump! There were two parts that you could go on, the first was a ball that you sat in and it launched you in the air and you bounced up and down in, which Sam and I went in first. It wasn’t as bad as we thought it would be and after Sonya had had a go, we were ready for the actual bungee jump!
We had all decided we were going to do it and we went to watch if anyone else had a go first and how they reacted. We saw 4 people have a go and they seemed alright when they got off so we drew straws to see who would go first, as by this point we all just wanted to go first and get it over with before we could back out! By this stage me and Sonya had been the ones saying we were definitely going to do it and Sam had been really nervous and not sure if he could! We drew straws and Sonya was to go first, then me, then Sam.
Sonya went up and Sam and I stayed to take photos and video her, it is roughly 6 stories tall and over a lake and Sonya went straight up. The girl before Sonya was a bit hysterical though and clinging onto the gate at the top and screaming and the man just pushed her off! That put me and Sam off a bit and we were beginning to get a lot more nervous about it, I had butterfly's and felt a bit sick! We were waiting for Sonya to go and could see her waving her arms and we were shouting “come on Sonya” and the crowd of Chinese people who were stood around watching were shouting “come on” as well, but Sonya shouted down “I can’t do it!” and came back down the stairs. This made Sam and I worry more as Sonya had been the most enthusiastic about doing the bungee jump! We gave her a hug and then it was our turn, we paid 50 RMB (£5) and climbed the never ending stairs to the top! We got to the top and I was glad Sam was there as I was beginning to have second thoughts, but I went over to the bit where the man put this harness on me and sellotaped my trousers to my trainers (don’t know why that was) and I walked to the edge of the platform. I asked what I was supposed to hang onto and the man just said put your hands out, so I was stood on the edge thinking oh my god I can’t do this and I said to the man, “you’re going to have to push me” (as I’m holding onto the railings! He did and I fell forward with my arms out, free falling and it was amazing! (I didn’t actually realise until I saw the video afterwards that I did a somersault at this point) as the rope pulled I flew back up and it was such an adrenaline rush! I swung and bounced around a few times and I was then lowered towards the water and there was a man in a boat with a long bamboo pole held up for me to grab and be guided into the boat. The man was trying to tell me to stand up when I got on the boat, but my legs were like jelly and shaking! I got off the boat to where Sonya was and then it was Sam’s turn. I filmed him and my legs were still shaking by the time he got off the boat as well.
By this point Sam and I were on a roll and a real adrenaline high so we went on another roller coaster and then on the Zhengzhou version of the London Eye which gave an amazing view of Zhengzhou.
We then went to the market for lunch and had some yummy noodles and also had a look around, then it was back to the apartment to grab coats as it was pouring down with rain, and then back out for Peking duck which I had been looking forward to all week! The perfect end to an unforgettable day and definitely one of my favourite days in China so far.
See all the photos here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/66580104@N06/sets/72157627714786270/
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