China - Day 7

Sunday dawned, and we decided to take it easy yet again because of my ankle, but also because we were kind of running out of things to do, so we decided to go check out the Qianmen market streets.

Qianmen is insane, but cool, there are so many people and shops down there, and they are opening up more very soon, adding another street to the chaos. What will be the main street is new and doesn't have much on it yet, but the current main street is bustling. We didn't buy much there because we were seeing the same things over and over again, but I did buy a scarf, a "30%" silk Pashmina, a little cheap looking, but nice.

After the main strip, we crossed and started exploring the smaller hutongs. We took in the small shops, bought a couple of Chinese masks to add to my new mask collection, bought yet more scrolls to add to our growing pile, and just took in the scenery. There were tons of electric/cable/telephone wires hanging in the sky, drying fish, and garbage everywhere. It was truly wonderful. We even saw a couple of butchers with curing sausage hanging from the ceiling.

We meandered, watching street vendors make their food, and even succumbing to trying a few things.

At around 2 or so, we wandered back to our hostel, ate yet another meal at the nearby resteraunt (and yes we had cashew chicken every time, except once), and just chilled out at the hostel, drinking and talking to some of the people we had met.