A Visit to a Local Park

Today we visited Chaoyang Park in downtown Beijing. They have lots of carnival type things for kids all year round and during this holiday week they also have a circus/ acrobat show. When we arrived, there was still 90 minutes until show time so we decided to just pay the entrance fee and not the ticket fee and walk around and let the kids play. Once inside, after paying the 63 cent entrance fee, we walked around a little and saw some bouncy castles so of course the kids (9 all together) all wanted to do that. So we paid the $2.50 entrance fee and let the kids bounce out their energy. Later, we walked over to the carnival rides where the kids rode a few of the non dangerous looking ones. Jed is still uneasy about separating from me here so since Huck was asleep in the stroller and I couldn't leave the stroller, Jed refused to ride anything. You can see him, above, trying to decide what to do at the car ride.
While we waited in line at a fire truck ride, a little girl, maybe 8 years old, pulled down her pants and peed right there on the ground... Definitely a TIC moment... This Is China. Also, as we walked along the pathways, most of the people stared at us. Some comment about the boys' hair and the fact that there are three of them. A few asked to take their picture with the boys. The most amusing moment was when a man carrying a boy in split pants, on his shoulders, tush hanging out, stood staring at us, boldly. I said that it's ironic when a man carrying a kid with his heiny hanging out is staring at us like WE are the spectacle.