Bei Hai Park and Shopping

30. April 2008 by ilanamong.

After a big dumpling brunch, we went back to Bei Hai Park to explore it more. We rented a paddle boat again and we also saw some big jade statues. It was very hot and humid, so we didn’t explore too much.

Afterward, we did some shopping and munched on things from the market stalls like squid on a stick (my mom ate that). I liked the fried dough balls dipped in sugar the best. I bought a traditional musical instrument called a Halusi. It is a kind of flute with a gourd-shaped bulb at the top end and three pipes coming out of it. It’s not too hard to play. My brother Alex bought a chess set.

When we got back to the hotel room, there was a birthday cake waiting for my dad. I don’t know how the hotel knew it was his birthday, but it was a yummy surprise.

Today (Thursday) is our last full day here because we leave tomorrow.

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