A Long and Eventful Day

We are still adjusting to the jet lag but it is getting better.  We took a hike, Sandy, Kathleen, and I, to find a Metro Store - which is similar to a Costco.  We were looking to get printer cartridges, spices, and a blender.  A wild trip - the bus driver drives out into oncoming traffic then edges his way back in, we get in a round-a-bout and there is a traffic jam (I thought they were supposed to prevent such things), then a few minutes later the bus breaks down and we end up getting on the next bus piled in like sardines.  The heat and humidity here are quite the adjustment for us.  We just sweat everything out, even more than when we lived in Puerto Rico. We rode one stop to many and end up at the end of the line and a ways to walk to get to the Metro. 

Along the way we found a fascinating park next to the Yangtze River with a beautiful relief mural - a frieze.  It was very interesting and we got some interesting pictures.  Out in the river was a sign announcing the "fin-less porpoise viewing area"??  I think they are just missing the dorsal fin, we didn't see any in the water, but these things always make me chuckle.

We made it to the mall where the store was and decided to stop at KFC and feed ourselves so we wouldn't have to do so with our purchases in hand on our way out.  I ordered some ice cream and it came with some balls of gel that were fruit flavored and a dash of kidney beans on the side - it wasn't very tasty, so we tossed most of it!

We found most of what we were looking for, then exited the store to the bus stop and there didn't seem to be any buses so we started hoofing it to the next stop.  On the way we saw an accident had occurred and there was a bus stopped - probably ours.  After watching the traffic flow it wasn't a surprise to see something like this. More on this later.

We finally found a bus that got us halfway home and had to hoof it again to another stop to get the rest of the way home.  It was very tiring with all the walking and carrying things.  We do miss our car but we wouldn't even want to try driving in the traffic here!