Sights and Sounds of Sunday Morning

On Sunday we left home early enough to take in some of the local color on the walk to church. The rapid transit bus stop is about a 10-minute walk from the church - and the walk is like no walk I've ever walked before. There is a picture begging to be taken at least every two yards. Many of them pass before I get my camera pointed in the right direction, but here is a smattering of the sights and sounds I managed to capture. 


Ladies often use poles to balance heavy loads they are carrying... These women will set up their baskets of fruit and vegetables on the sidewalk. There is an incredible amount of food sold from this type of basket just set out on the sidewalk!

And here is the Xiamen version of a sidewalk cafe... I think they're mostly eating noodles, but the ambiance seems cafe.

These are raw peanuts  put out to dry in the sun on this ledge between the sidewalk and the street.

This guy is selling noodles that look like spaghetti, and the biker is stopping to buy. Not sure if they sell them by the pound or what.

This lady's sidewalk space has  eeked out into the street.

These mushrooms and seaweed and such are for sale right on the edge of the curb, just short of the car. And I don't really see the person selling them anywhere. Maybe they are just drying??

This guy is a cobbler, and his shoe repair business, machine and all, is right out on the sidewalk. He seems to have quite a few customers, with women on either side watching him work.

Why is it I always end up gravitating to the meat market? Some kind of fascination with these unknown cuts of meat!
Just noticed that the cleanliness of the scale is a bit dubious! The pig's foot is pretty classy, but  look at the piece next to it that looks like it has a long tail.  The picture is revealing, but the video is better!

In the first part of the video, the woman is shaving a piece of meat skin with a razor. If you know what the girl in the video is buying, please comment!

Finally we get to the apartments just across from the church. Even though they are a bit run down, almost every window has an air conditioner -- an absolute necessity in the hot, humid, sticky weather!







And then we're inside the church! Sorry, no picture this week. The cultural mix is a real treat, and a clear affirmation that even on the other side of the globe, God's love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me! We sing that with gusto, and quite a lot of African rhythm.