Too Cute!

I love this decoration on our next door neighbor’s car.

The First Sentences I Read on my Own

I have been studying Chinese since May of 2013.  Since January of 2014, I have increased my study of reading.  Although I can read hundreds of individual characters, I often have trouble finding sentences in my environment that I can read completely.  Sometimes even when I can read every character in a sentence, I don’t understand what it means.  This photograph shows the first two sentences I was able to read on my own.  They are written on the floor in every subway station in Chengdu.  The one on the right (Xian xia, hou shang) means, “First get off, then get on.”  It advising people to let those on the train get off, before getting on.  The one on the left (Pai dui hou che) means, “Line up to board train.”

Transportation 7

And a third man contemplatively strolls through the flower fields.

Transportation 6

Absorbed in his own thoughts, another man transports a load of sticks from here to there.

Transportation 5

On a wooded lane a patriarch strolls.

Transportation 4: Scooter Parking

In a roadside parking lot, there is more evidence of the popularity of scooters here.

Transportation 3: Cinderella Carriage

I noticed this motorized horse and carriage while running to catch my bus.  I am not sure where it was going.

Transportation 2: Load of Styrofoam

This truck is dwarfed by its load of foam.

Transportation 1: Load of Bamboo

This truck looks as if it is heading off for a costume party, dressed as bamboo.

Mini-taxi Driver

On a hectic day, where each event in a series nearly overlapped another, this mini-taxi driver saved me from being late to my Mandarin lesson.  My profuse thanks seems to have amused her.  Even in my rush, I knew I had to ask to take her photograph.