spotted in China
by Rach
Guangzhou, China
(or security guard, anyway!)
today…..just like centuries ago…..mud brick tiled house, cart, garden, pump….
Much nicer than any of the overflowing ones. Or the drainage channel ones….with these you step into the room and see a line of cubicles….but no doors, and no “engaged” signs, and only half height walls….you try to unobtrusively peer into the gaps in this wall, which serve as doorways until you find an empty space….up you step and one foot goes over the channel running down the middle….if you’re lucky, you’ll have found a cubicle near the “top” of the row; if you’re not, you’ll bear witness to everyone else’s “contents” flowing down the channel while you add your own offering….it’s as bad as it sounds.
socks are flying off the needles at the rate of a pair a week….
Yes, that really does say “bloodcurd hotpot” and “intestines noodles”. But would you prefer a little pink piggy – how about five delicacies pig trotter or pig lung or some stri-frid boiled pork? At least nothing is wasted.
The rafts float tourists down the river, while their bicycles are transported downriver in these “trucks”…..then the rafts are brought back to do it all again….just not with us…even in spite of frequent offers of “bamboo raft, discount for you” 😉
eva-so-friendly
Ladies, old and young, just like the generations before them, fashion scraps of material into wearable shoes for children and adults alike.
If only we could have proven we were there on a patriotism exercise, we’d have been in for free….but even having a valid certificate to show we are moral models, would have helped…..I wonder how we can get ourselves some of those papers!
it was longer than it looks and we rode through there on bikes! so dark, and narrow with trucks roaring past….no bike lights, no helmets, no choice….
Can you tell ER2 has picked up the Asian custom of making the peace sign for every photo they take? What is it with that anyway?
Tags: children, craft, dress, housing, postcard: China, recreation, transport
rayres
Hi guys! We love reading about all your adventures!!! We talk about you often…The kids are fascinated by China. (i am always being asked “Is that man a China Man Mum?”)
We are well. Baby is due in 5 weeks (think 2-3!) and life is continuing on as normal!
Rach, i am missing our knitting nights!!! I am just about finished a tikki Oriental lily dress (no idea if i am having a girl or a boy, but i fell in love!) And i am sewing a quilt for bubba.
Take care, Love and prayers….
The Angoves
Hullo,
I have arpeggio’ed my way around your blog(s) and am compelled to thank you for sharing your delightful journey. I look forward to your continuing adventures!
Thanks!
Naomi