Steve's Blog. Made In China.

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.

Trackback URL for this article


Trackbacks / Pingbacks 0

Write a comment

0 Comments

  • loading