When the weather is right, we love going for long Saturday walks. As part of our reward for putting in a lot of kilometres, we enjoy stopping for a bowl of noodle soup, especially at an Ajisen Ramen restaurant, a Japanese noodle soup chain we enjoy visiting in other cities in China as well. As you can see, I am getting quite proficient in eating noodle soup using a wooden spoon and chopsticks. Maureen does a better job as she doesn’t flick the noodles as much and so keeps the soup off her clothing.
This past Saturday was a beautiful sunny day and warmer than the weather during the week. When we got to Hong Mei Park, we found the place busy with a lot of students as well as families. One group of college kids were playing a game in the trees which made us laugh. When we stopped to look at the fall roses, we were soon surrounded by college kids anxious to practice their English with us and to have photos taken with us.
Three hours of wandering through the park and taking a gazillion photos of roses, we decided to head home to make supper and then enjoy a night watching one of our DVD movies, “Nights in Rodanthe.” Looking out the window while enjoying a cup of tea before our supper, we got to enjoy the last hour of sunshine before it set. One thing about “smoke” in the air, is the way it colours the sun before sunset. And so ended another one of our Saturday rambles.
hard to believe you still have so much ordinary shots to still take. I am glad you guys are having a blast. We love reading the blogs!
Oh Yummy,,, I eat those RAMEN noodles all the time,, Well, the ones they send here are good, Those I would imagine are much better. Have a bowl for me. I’m living vicariously through you guys.
Wandering the streets – especially the back streets – is my favourite activity in China. Always so much to see. Life lived outside creates waaaay more interest than our more ‘private’ lives back home.