This past Saturday we went to the newly built ancient town of Luo Dai. The weather was actually pretty nice, it was warm enough to be outside in light jackets, and the sun actually shined every so often. I'm not actually sure what it is you are supposed to see while you are there, but the town was nice. A paved pedestrian area lined with shops, snack places and restaraunts, sprinkled with a couple of old temples and gates. It was great scenery as well as excellent people watching. Chinese people seemed to either be getting rides in pedi cabs or these weird wheelbarrows with seats decorated with flowers and playing music. I know it sounds weird, but these things were all the rage. Way more popular than the traditional pedi cabs. It was also very popular for young ladies to dress up in 1980's style prom dresses and take a prom picture (I don't think they were taking prom pictures, but that's what it looked like). Since it was one of the first nice days we had it was pretty crowded. Babes, of course, was the center of a lot of attention. It always amuses me when people almost walk into one another because they can't stop staring at my beautiful daughter.
