After the museum we walked across the street. There was a park along the river and within the park was a modern sculpture garden and a large lattice like structure. We wandered around a bit looking at all the folks in traditional dress. There was even a dog in a green outfit that matched the traditional dress of its owner. When we got to the lattice building, a cute boy came right up to Leslie and asked to have a conversation. He wanted to practice his English, which was already quite good. I was making a video saw her talking to him. When I came over and joined in the conversation, I thought he must be from the US as his accent was spot on. He told us his name was Kiwi and he was 11 years old. Leslie asked Kiwi what he thought about my mustache, he paused for a bit and replied "it is unconventional." We asked him if he learned his English in school and he chuckled a bit. He said that it would be ten more years of studying at school before he would learn a word like unconventional. Kiwi is a very smart 11 year old. We continued along the river and waded into the crowd of New Years revelers.
Nautical related works
Even the little ones are dressed up
Caw caw caw
Interesting contrast between the reflective and the blue
Another ship
A portal!
Very abstract
Major Tom to ground control
The whole family!
Another portal like piece
The hibiscus were very large
Quite colorful
Matching outfit and green ears!
Slivers making a 3-D effect
A very large lattice work
A green canyon
Kiwi the 11 year old history buff and self taught English master
Weee!
It reminds me of Seville Spain's similar platform
Another fantastic hibiscus
Balloons
A art gallery inside
Photos of traditional lunar new year activities
Down by the river
These light up at night
Looking out at the dragon bridge
The night market is over by the dragon's head
We actually spoke with this gentleman when we got us to make room for his mother to sit
Flags and the hammer and sickle
Getting just the right pose
So many balloons
The Year of the Snake
This floral strip looked like to was a snake but now I see it was a dragon
Very detailed scales
Basking in the sun
It was a crowded photo spot
Snakes are definitely the theme
A big Tet drum
Great fun being in with all the locals
Leslie wants all of the balloons
The hats are worked into the decoration
A baby snake
These appear to be made out of candy
Strawberry and banana flavored
A waterfall of flowers
Pouring out of the jars
Just as many people on the other side of the bridge
Heading back
Weasel Coffee, how could it be bad?
