Ok, that's a lie. It was blue skies and sunny, but too hot for my taste. Everyone had their umbrellas out hiding from the sun. When I was at the Temple of Heaven this morning people were only walking on the parts of the street that were shaded by trees. Even the ones that had an umbrella were walking in the shaded parts. If you ask me, they were just being greedy. Anyway, the Temple of Heaven was pretty cool.
On the park grounds surrounding the temple, there is lots of shade, so there are lots of people. People doing tai-chi, playing weird looking instruments, singing, and dancing with ribbons. There were lots of local and international visitors taking pictures and soaking up this common weekend scene.
After having lunch at a restaurant that had Fried Croaker (frog, I'm assuming) and Nutritious Turtle with Ginseng. I didn't order anything like that. I really don't know how to eat a turtle.
Then I headed over to this place called Pang Jia Yuan (see above pic). It's this outdoor antique shopping market that is really bustling on the weekends. There are a million little cubbies filled with old stuff. Lots of the same old stuff. I love bargaining with the vendors, I wish I could just bargain and not buy stuff. It could be my new hobby.
I'm approaching week 3 of being here and word on the street is that the 3rd week is when foreigners get struck down with sickness due to lack of nutrition. So far so good, but one can only live so long on dumplings and steamed buns. I'm starting to actually go into restaurants and order real food now.
On a completely unrelated note...I also started riding the bus the other day. Turns out it is much more convenient than I thought. (picture to the left is view from the bus window, aka proof that
I rode the bus)
One more day until work starts! I can't believe it! Time is going to fly by when I actually have stuff to do during the day.
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