Bring on the Night

From the local market.

This guy made sure to get a good look of me from all angles. I decided I liked him too and shot him taking his last glare.

Tags: China, People

C at the market with Mark watching.

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At the local market, a guy is stirring up some kind of Egg vegetable bread thingy. I looked so yummy I had to taste. 3 thumbs up from me.

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Wednesday, Mark decided to follow in his 7 year old cousin’s footsteps, climb our living room table and jump down.

Unfortunately this during was the same 2 minutes, where I for the first time ever decided, that “He should be ok playing unattended with his cousin” while I finished my dinner. I would have stopped him if I was there of course, but alas I weren’t.

Result: 3 tiny fractions in his right foot and a cask for 14 days. By all means it is a minor injury, and could have been far worse. In the end he should be fine again, but he sure was pitiable until the cask came on yesterday afternoon.

People think I’m exaggerating when I say we have to watch the little rascal all the time. But I’m not. He’s crammed with energy and curiosity. Dynamite combo for a 2 year old.

Mark in daddy’s fave chair with the remote and cask this morning

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C’s sister is visiting at the moment.

Everything is going great except Mark is insisting on calling her ‘Mormor’ (grandmother) instead of ‘Moster’ (auntie).

People fishing in the river running by Yilan

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C gave birth today at 7.03am

Mark goofing off in a public park

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Old street in Yilan

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Mark and I on a merry go round.

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Women performing on a public square in Yilan. This woman looked particular joyous and I couldn’t help photographing her. This is one of the better shots.

Tags: People, yilan

Walking back to mom after I chased Mark for a 50m escape-from-prison-dash with Mark laughing wildly.

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Whaddyamean wrong lane?

This was not a single incident. You need guts to take taxis in China with your kid on your arm and no safety belts. This guy drove us against the traffic without any chance to cross back. When I shot the picture he had pulled a bit to the curve, but only because cars honked and waved at us. Pretty nerve wrecking when you’re Danish and not living in China. At least it was a motorcycle taxi so speed weren’t hysterical. Enough to get us killed though.

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My fave dish tasted in China 2011. Hot and lots of meat.

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This guy stood firm outside a restaurant window glaring at me for at least 1 minute, while we waited for our dishes. He only moved when I took my pocket cam and shot this picture. Pretty annoying to be such an attraction all the time, but luckily cameras seem to scare most laowai gazers off.

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People in Yilan

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Harbin train station. Picture shot with no flash while holding camera still on a ledge.

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A spider up close. I’m not that fond of spiders. Especially not when they grow big enough to spot hair on their legs. The local temple was riddled with webs from spiders like this one. The body was like a big thumb nail. Bigger spiders than I’ve ever seen in Denmark.

Tags: animals, China, Spider

Eating Beijing Duck with a few extra dishes. Noteworthy is the sea cucumber (dark dish to the right) that didn’t taste like much but the spice. Felt like jelly in the mouth. Ate it twice when I was in China this year. Not sure I’ll ever eat it again. The duck was delicious though.

Tags: beijing, duck, food

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