There was a small earthquake at around 12:50pm today. Matthew thought I was pushing his couch but that doesn't explain why I felt it, too. The building seemed to move, which was strange. I felt like I could see it moving. At first I thought it was the washing machine but it wasn't. When we looked it up online it was about 60 miles north of Kunming and a 5 on the Richter scale.
Matthew and I went to Lake Dian today. We ended up going to the park called Daguang. It was more of an amusement park than a go-and-see-the-lake park. It was still nice to get out and walk around there. Matthew thought we should, or I should, ride the roller coaster as I've never been on one before. First he wanted me to go on the big one, then the baby one, then the baby baby one. I didn't go on any of them. I didn't really like the idea of being turned upside down. We saw a kite which had two strings so it could be directed and it was doing loops and diving and the going back up. It was really pretty amazing to watch and listen to as it was loud when it got going in loops. I think it was worth the 40 yuan we paid to get in. There were some nice walk ways along interior ponds and floating gardens.
When we got off the bus we went up to Wenlin street. We had read about Ginko Massage on Go Kunming and thought it might be fun to get one. We have an appointment for Sunday. I hope it is good. We also tried to find a new place called the Book Exchange where they have used English language books. I might like to try and find a book to read. There are a couple books about China I would like to read. We couldn't find it though so we spent a lot of time walking up and down trying to find it. We finally went and had dinner at the French Cafe. We are not very adventuresome. But it is hard when you can't read the menu at non-western restaraunts. After dinner we caught a bus back, but we had to transfer to another bus. Which, when we got to the stop, didn't come there. So we walked and walked some more. While we were walking we noticed that many cars do not use their lights even when it is dark. They are liberal with the horn, however. On the bus the driver flashed the lights and honked the horn every time he passed a bicycle or scooter, or when he thought that a car was too close or they weren't letting him in. I don't know why people here aren't deaf to the horn noise as it is so common. After walking about 30 minutes Matthew and I came to a stop that had our bus. We got on even though it was really crowded and we only had 2 stops to go before we got back to the apartment. It would have taken a long time to walk back the rest of the way, though.
There was a small earthquake at around 12:50pm today. Matthew thought I was pushing his couch but that doesn't explain why I felt it, too. The building seemed to move, which was strange. I felt like I could see it moving. At first I thought it was the washing machine but it wasn't. When we looked it up online it was about 60 miles north of Kunming and a 5 on the Richter scale.
When we got off the bus we went up to Wenlin street. We had read about Ginko Massage on Go Kunming and thought it might be fun to get one. We have an appointment for Sunday. I hope it is good. We also tried to find a new place called the Book Exchange where they have used English language books. I might like to try and find a book to read. There are a couple books about China I would like to read. We couldn't find it though so we spent a lot of time walking up and down trying to find it. We finally went and had dinner at the French Cafe. We are not very adventuresome. But it is hard when you can't read the menu at non-western restaraunts. After dinner we caught a bus back, but we had to transfer to another bus. Which, when we got to the stop, didn't come there. So we walked and walked some more. While we were walking we noticed that many cars do not use their lights even when it is dark. They are liberal with the horn, however. On the bus the driver flashed the lights and honked the horn every time he passed a bicycle or scooter, or when he thought that a car was too close or they weren't letting him in. I don't know why people here aren't deaf to the horn noise as it is so common. After walking about 30 minutes Matthew and I came to a stop that had our bus. We got on even though it was really crowded and we only had 2 stops to go before we got back to the apartment. It would have taken a long time to walk back the rest of the way, though.
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