When my brother and sister were here, we all spent three days in Qufu. If we would have had three weeks, maybe I would have had time to introduce them to all the snacks and students and corners of town I wanted them to experience. But three days was all we had, and this is how we spent it:
Fielding student questions
Eating
Touring campus
Buying (and laughing at) couple's T-shirts
Seeing the town
Other activities included renting bicycles, doing laundry, eating street food, hanging out in the East Market, touring the Confucius sites, and getting sick, but I guess I didn't take any pictures of those.
A message to my family: Please come back to Qufu. Every day I discover something else that I forgot to show you. A message to everyone else: Please come to Qufu. There are some roasted critters on a stick I want you to try. :)
2 questions:
ReplyDeleteDid you ride in that frilly-looking rickshaw in the background?
Did Emily ever snare that shrimp?
I often ride in those yellow rickshaws. They are usually pedal-powered, so it takes awhile to get anywhere, but it's a nice way to see the town.
ReplyDeleteEmily is (I think) going after a piece of candied sweet potato in that picture. I doubt she snagged it -- that's some pretty sticky stuff.