Living near the clouds...or thereabout

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I just experienced my first Christmas in the mainland. It was lovely. They have an interesting tradition here. At Christmas time many people buy inflatable bats and go to the park in the city center and hit each other with them. I have asked several friends why this is and none of them know why except that it is "funny". Who knows how it got started. I made sure to steer clear of the park over the holiday.

            I now have my own apartment! It is on the 18th floor so I have an amazing view of the city. Here are  some pictures for your enjoyment. 

Living/Dining Room

More Living Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

My Bedroom

Bedroom Cupboards

Spare Bedroom currently acting as storage...

Balcony where I do my wash...stuff the previous people left

Living Room, my bedroom door on the left

Some more pics...

                                           Three famous guys from long ago...

I was the model and photographer for this one...

Baked potatoes cooking in a fire pit that was located in the living room of the house, they tasted very good!

This tree is 600 years old, pretty cool.

A Beautiful Day

I got to go to a beautiful park, here are some of the pics!

Famous Poet

Some Pics of My New Surroundings

Here are some pics of my new surroundings, enjoy!

 View of the street from my roof.

 One of the Emperor's and a famous poet.

 My friends wanted me to sit on this statue for a picture...:)

 In the park.

 Hot Pot, one of the local delicacies.

 Park of the hot pot, this is intestines, I didn't really like them...

 These are fried pumpkin patties, so delicious!