{"id":2626,"date":"2015-01-28T16:48:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T09:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2015-01-31T11:09:03","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T04:09:03","slug":"more-ice-on-a-monday-12615","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2626","title":{"rendered":"More “ice” on a Monday, 1\/26\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

And the \u201cIce\u201d theme continues today. Judy heads out to school (somebody has to earn a paycheck around here). I did my morning routine of stretching, swimming, and computer stuff. The wind was blowing too much today for table tennis, so I decided to go to Houhai Lake and check out the \u201cice\u201d activities going on over there. We\u2019d heard and read about it, but hadn\u2019t seen it.<\/p>\n

I took the train over and walked the remaining distance to the lake. There was definitely some \u201cice\u201d activity going on. There were lots of skaters, and some kind of a \u201cseat skate\u201d that could be maneuvered with something similar to ski poles. There were also some \u201cice bikes\u201d. They had a tire (maybe spiked) on the back, and a blade on the front. Riders were pedaling them all over the ice. The lake seemed to be divided by portable fencing into segments that were being administered by different concessions. There were also fences around the edges that helpers were maneuvering back and forth as the ice got thinner or thicker. Today is the first official day for all the Chinese schools to be out for the winter break, and there were lots of people around the area.<\/p>\n

VIDEO LINK \u2013 ICY HOUHAI LAKE<\/p>\n

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Houhai in a warmer time<\/p><\/div>\n

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I killed some time in a Starbucks and then walked to a nearby kite shop I had been reading about. They had many of the same kites I\u2019d seen in the markets, but they also had some hand painted kites with some unique designs. I really want one of those \u201ccool\u201d kites, but I hate to spend the money and then crash it the first time out. They seem delicate. It\u2019s not like I\u2019m an experienced \u201cpilot\u201d. I should probably start with a less expensive, sturdier kite, and if all goes well, step up to the more unique styles.<\/p>\n

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