School for Judy over these two day is pretty smooth and normal.  Not much “exciting” is happening.  I spend most of my time sitting in my chair, computer in my lap, working on arranging a piece of music for the BHSFIC orchestra.  I’m getting faster, but that’s not saying much.

The big news for me is THE WET MARKET IS CLOSED!  It is shut down!  I guess there were signs up about it closing, but I couldn’t read them.  Supposedly it’s going to move to a site closer to our apartment, but I don’t see any land anywhere around where it would fit.  I’m really disappointed!  I enjoyed wandering through, picking up fruits and vegetables.  There were a lot of shops I hadn’t even discovered yet.  It’s been fun improving my understanding of “market” Mandarin.  I don’t speak it any better, but I’m understanding it much better.

I went over around 7:00 am this morning (Wednesday) to get a few things, and the gates were locked tight.  I didn’t know it was closing permanently, so I decided to wait a few minutes for it to open.  There were street vendors with stuff spread all over the sidewalk, clothes, food, basically everything.  All of a sudden, there was a scramble, everyone started packing up their stuff, and one minute later, the sidewalks were empty, and the vendors were all strolling around like they were out for a morning walk.  A police vehicle drove up, and an officer got out and started walking up and down the sidewalk, clearing people out.  After 15 minutes, the officer left, and the vendors suddenly appeared again.  2 minutes later, it was business as usual.

After Judy got home, we met Deb and Graham (Aussies), and James and Erica (Canadian and Korean) at the subway station.  We traveled to Lily’s.  The restaurant specializes in American food.  The burgers were great (jalapenos on my “Texas Burger”), and Judy had a salad like she hadn’t had since we left the states.  On our way back to the station, we walked through the same outdoor plaza area we discovered in August on “Burger Contest” night.  That was a Saturday, and it was full of dancers, skaters, and singers.  It’s Wednesday night, and it’s full of dancers, skaters, and singers.  This must happen every night of the week.  What a blast to watch!