Out and About

Today went well. We were able to meet our guide and get some things we needed from the store. She was also helpful to get us some things that she knew Miles would like. She has a son almost the same age so we got expert advice from one mama to another. It is amazing to see the city and how different it is from the US. We have taken a few pictures, but it is really difficult to capture the cultural differences in just still shot photos. There are people everywhere. The city is very busy, with people rushing about. Some walk, some drive, and some travel on motorbikes. I have been to foreign countries where people drive without regards to street signs and the lines on the road are merely suggestions, but add that combination with mass amounts of people and motor bikes everywhere and it is quite an adventure. I had several times I was sure we were about to hit a pedestrian today and somehow no one was injured.  That may be a miracle in itself. We found the Chinese Wal-mart today. It is the only thing in the whole city that is the least bit western and it is still very much unlike any Wal-mart I have ever been to. The floor with the foods, still had a very open air feeling about it. There were very few packaged and processed foods and almost no foods that needed freezing or refrigerating. We did manage to grab a picture of the Walmart. Trying to get up my nerve to take pictures. We are already so out of place, we are the only non-Chinese in this whole city, and then really looking crazy when I am taking pictures of all their everyday stuff.