Sat
08
Nov
2008
The Bird and Flower Market
Today was a relaxing day. I decided to stay in for most of the day to clean my apartment and Skype with some family and friends. In the late afternoon I got a call from Katie, but I couldn't quite hear her voice over what sounded like a pack of barking dogs and crowing birds. She had found the Suzhou Bird and Flower Market! I got on the bus and met up with her near the pedestrian area. We ventured through some narrow streets until I could again hear more wild creatures. We made our way past shady vendors with turtles, aquarium fish, chinchillas, hamsters, dogs, cats, birds, and a stingray. They also sell plants and pots and tea. We stopped at a booth that sold rabbits... where Katie bough her new roommate, Dumpling, for less than 3 USD. That included the cage and food as well! Dumpling is a brownish dwarf rabbit. I'm not sure how I feel about how the animals are cared for in places like these, but Katie was happy to give Dumpling a new home. He's great, too - more personable than a cat. After we were done catching new diseases, we left the market. Later that night, we went to Yang Yang's for some Roast Peking Duck - served with plum sauce and pancake tortillas.
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