Another walk down city streets rewards us with pictures that tell stories. This "mom" is busy with cleaning some "greens" destined for the soup pot or a veggie dish in her restaurant. Just a block from He Hai University near our apartment, the street where I took this photo is filled with tiny shops and a fair number of little mom and pop restaurants, popular with the students.
We went for a walk in this direction for a few different reasons. The first reason was to repair my new jacket (sewing issue) and to strengthen the straps on our larger backpack which we use for groceries. Of course we returned to a craftsman who sets up his shop on a corner beside the farmer's market, the same man we visited a few times in 2006 and 2007. This is one of the interesting things about China. People setting up businesses on street corners - businesses without walls.
With that task done, we continued our walk to stroll around the Xin Bei Central Park, a pleasant way to spent an autumn morning. The trees are showing the colours of the season. At one point, the falling leaves gave us a shower as a gust of wind decided to pass through the branches of the trees as we passed them. We walked all around the park before returning to the farmer's market where we picked up some freshly made noodles. We then back headed back to the apartment for a lunch of Chinese dumplings.
4 comments:
Enjoy the new blog. Hard to imagine you guys need jackets already.
awsome blog! It was -35 this morning in Saskatchewan.
Hi Tasha, I know, it just doesn't seem fair. Oh well, at least it is pleasant for walking outdoors. I'm glad that you like the new format. I do prefer wordpress over blogger, but that door is closed for now.
Hi Anonymous - Wow! And it is only November! I hear you guys also got snow as well. Today we are going to a high of +18 with a low of +15, great autumn weather. Thanks for joining us here on the blog.
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