The whole area was (of course) decorated for Chinese New Year. I'm not sure why but there was a staircase with dwarfs and toadstools. Not quite sure how that plays into the whole theme but I wanted to take a picture of it, so here it is.
I'll bet you've never seen such cute oxen! Oh, I forgot to include Papa John's pizza in the list of restaurants in Time Square (you can see it above). That one wasn't as big a deal since we have one across the street from our apartment.
So after we walked around Toys R Us, ate lunch at Burger King and debated buying a flat screen tv (decided against it in the end), we dropped the kids off at their friends' apartments and headed for the fruit and vegetable market. I decided that I wanted to buy some big plants for the apartment. In the big fruit and vegetable market across the street the vegetable stands are downstairs and the fruit stands as well as some flower shops are upstairs. I figured out the hard way when we first moved here that each stand is an independant seller. You can't buy your potatoes at one counter and then move around and buy your carrots at the counter behind you unless you want to tick people off! It helps to have the kids with me when I shop because they know the numbers when the ladies tell me how much I owe. You should see the smiles when the kids translate for me! Anyway, we bought these great plants for the apartment and carried them home. I picked one of them up after I paid and the gentleman at the flower shop said (in Chinese) "no" and told Mark he was to carry the heavy one, not me. Here they are in my dining room with a picture I bought a couple months ago at a stationary store! It's floor to ceiling.
Abigail's friend Emma is sleeping over tonight. We just had some chocolate fondue to go with the fruit we got at the market and are heading to bed. We are planning a trip to Tiger Hill tomorrow with another family and will most likely have more photos to share. Good Night from China!
