The big news of the day……..we finally were able to complete our temporary residence registration. It took about 45 minutes after we arrived at the police station. It’s always a huge relief when we complete that job. The clerks are not overly friendly.
Judy received a late invitation today to a baby shower that’s tomorrow. Her name had been inadvertently left off the list of the invitees. On our way home from the police station, we stop at Capita Mall and do a little baby shower shopping. Judy finds a great gift, and we head home. Back at the apartment, Judy starts talking about wanting to go see some of the Lantern Festival celebrations. She heard there was some kind of a display at Sanilitun, so we head back out and grab a taxi. It’s a really busy night since it’s the last night of the Lunar New Year Festival, the Lantern Festival, and Valentine’s Day. Traffic is really jammed.
When we get to Sanlitun, we wander around looking for the display, but it’s not to be found. We settle for some good old burgers, fries, and potato skins. It works for me.
We noticed some pretty heavy fireworks as we drove to Sanlitun. As we head home, they’re even heavier. Back at the apartment, fireworks are everywhere. We get surprised a few times when fireworks go off on the sidewalk as we walk by. There are 8 or 9 gate guards at the apartment, but they’re all out by the street watching the activities. I’m not sure what there assignment was. Maybe they were in charge of fire control. From our apartment window, it’s an amazing sight. Fireworks are everywhere on the horizon. Unbelievable!!!! It’s something to see. It goes on for hours. This is much heavier than what we observed back on Oct. 4th. Fun times!