Dana, Paul and Jay went to the outdoor market place we have dubbed COSTCO. It is a wholesale market where you can buy in quantity and for wholesale prices. Dana decided she wanted 17 more folding chairs for her students to sit on when she takes them outside for class. She does that often. They love it too. Now she can add these folding chairs to the ones we have already and the grand total is 31. These are very common chairs for use in China.
Dana on the bus with her treasure (17 folding chairs).
Now as we attempted to take the whole lot off the bus, the straps broke and the whole pile of chairs ended up off our hand truck and on the concrete. Did we allow that to get us down? No way. We all just laughed. Jay decided that photos of the disaster were most important, while Paula guarded all of our other purchases, Dana was assisted by a kind man who was going our way. He was very helpful in getting these back on the hand truck, tied down, and then on to our campus and home.
This really was a fun day because afterward the four of us teachers went out for Dinner at the Golden Hans, a great western buffet similar to the Golden Coral in Utah. Similar in that it has a few choices for westerners and western drinks. They bring you hot pinapple, beef, pork, chicken hearts, bacon, link sausage, beef intestines and squid on the long metal skewers. It is a German theme place where they serve pictures, no--pitchers of beer. Luckily they had a great variety of soft drinks and soda.
Wheat Grinder: This lady agreed to grind up Paula's wheat she bought at the outdoor COSTCO market. She ground the whole 1/2 bag (35 pounds) of white, hard wheat. Then she dumped the flour back into the same bag and Paula hauled it home on a small hand truck on the bus. So, we will have fresh whole wheat bread this weekend I expect. There is nothing better. Have you ever tasted Chinese bread?
THE CATHREDRAL: This is inside the huge Catholic Church on the other side of Jinan. We finally went there to tour this place and we got some good photos. It was a cold winter day and when we entered it was about 10 degrees colder inside. There is no heat in it. We both commented on how cold it was inside.
It was quite beautiful and the architecture was stunning. The gray block exterior has a very familiar look you may recognize as Dana entered into the "WEST" entrance to the church. In Utah, this would have been the east entrance I think. Does it not look like the east entrance?
What does this place remind you of? Taking your ideas and comments....please.
It was a beautiful tour and one in our own hometown here...Jinan.
4 comments:
That beautiful Church with the spires, reminds me of the one in Salt Lake City Utah.Looks like you had a fun gettig those chairs too.
Dana the fact that you were getting chairs for your students to sit outside, made me smile. You are such a FUN, caring and considerate teacher (to me as well)! I admire you so much.
Dana is always about fun and comfort for everyone. Those chairs are great.
What a cool church too.
I have no idea what it is supposed to remind me of though. I could use a hint.
Dana,
This looks like the catheral next to the Shandong University old east campus where Duane and I taught.
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