Sundays with Art

Everyone should know by now that Art is endless, inexhaustible energy… wanting to do and go and see and listen and question All. The. Time. His enthusiasm is infectious, and we love him like crazy for it. Though I have to admit, at this point, he’s wearing us down a bit…

Still. I’m glad we’ve not wasted a minute of our time here in China. There’s always something to see, and Art always makes sure we’ve got an itinerary. One Sunday in May (the day after the international festival at the girls’ school) we covered both the hills of Jingshan Park (where the last Ming emperor hanged himself on a tree) and the imperial garden and lake of Beihai Park… then rounded out the day over by Houhai Lake tracking down Hutong Pizza. A walnut & brie salad waiting for me at the end of a long weekend. Coincidence or bribe?

I continue to look up...

A rock show at Jingshan Park on this day...

Art prefers to get right down to business...

From a high point in the park, looking into the backside of the Forbidden City (note: you can also see the top of the "Egg" shining at about 2 o'clock)...