We're up pretty high in this building, and our room looks out on the back alley, which is surrounded by apartment buildings roughly the same height:
I can't tell what our neighbors are growing on the roofs and balconies over there, but if it were me they would be tomato plants.
It seemed like there was always a lot of traffic - foot, bicycle and moped - down our alley, but for a while I couldn't tell why.
Then I realized that the metal awning at ground level sheltered the cooks at a noodle restaurant. I had a lot of fun watching them cook:
Their fried rice doesn't look bad!
Dad eventually came back, having had a nice massage at his lecture, and we decided to take a walk along the river - our hotel is just spitting distance away. There were lovely flowering trees along the banks (not osmanthus, though!)
Not far from there, we passed a public exercise area:
The Chinese government takes a paternal interest in its citizens' health; apparently the form it takes here is the provision of exercise equipment - and a view to admire while you use it. I think I'd be likely to exercise in such nice surroundings - way better than a sweaty gym, at least.
There are a lot of bridges arching over the river, and you have to pass under some of the arches while walking the path. I liked this view through several of them:
I got a few more shots of families towing youngsters in those split pants, too:
There's been a lot more rain than usual this month, and the water level is way up in the river. This resulted in the Dragon Boat Race being postponed, so a dragon boat was moored along the walkway waiting for the rescheduled race. A bunch of young boys were fooling around on it:
If you look just next to the hull, you'll see the walkway under about six inches of water! A little more photographic evidence of the high water: these boys are on what is normally the path:
and the horses usually run on dry land!
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