Photo of the Day – 9/13
by Sean on Sep.14, 2009, under China, Photos
Rainy Day
Imagine having just finished an awesome boat tour of the city and buying sweet tasting rice wine. You buy your best gal a flower crown for her head, and you walk hand-in-hand through the town. You reach a wooden crossing in the river, and decide this is where you’re going. After crossing, you quickly slip off your sandals and dip your feet into the cold, yet refreshing water.
You take the wine out and begin pouring it into the cups. It tastes great entering your mouth and going down your throat, but as the taste begins to fade, you look into the sky and fear the worst: rain. Even worse, you didn’t bring an umbrella and your hotel is on the other side of town! As the drizzle becomes a full-blown storm with lightning and thunder, you huddle with several other people underneath a vendor’s humongous umbrella.
You bide your time in boredom and angst, waiting for the rain to stop. A genius of a man approaches those of us who’ve become trapped like prey, and offers to sell us umbrellas for 10rmb. You are surprised by how fair he is being, as he obviously has the upper hand and could easily sell them for twice the price and you would pay it just to free yourself from the hell you’re enduring. You open the umbrella, grab your best gal’s arm, and run as fast as you can across the river and through the town, trying hard not to slip on the flooded cobblestone streets. After a rough time, you collapse on your bed, soaked to the bone. It’s something you realize you’ll never forget.
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