Ghost - Blogabond

Beijing, China

The child had run into traffic of the foot kind in the very crowded morning market. Vegetables, fruits, dentistry, clothing, fabrics, cookware, goldfish, salted fish, dried fish, fresh fish, breakfast, socks, gloves, hair pins, shoes and much more being hawked in the narrow alley. The mother reached out to pull her young one from trampling danger. The feet the child had run in front of? A tall white ghost [caucasian], an uncommon sight in these parts. The mom glanced up, her eyes widened in amazement. Or was it amusement? She half smiled. Child was safe. White ghost moved on.

Beijing, China

On the subway I started playing peek-a-boo with a curious toddler sitting one lap over. What else would I do when a small child stares at my blue eyes and then covers their brown beauties. But this game did not end well. I smiled upon reappearing from behind my hands. He cried. Scary foreign ghost!

In Xingcheng I took an early morning solo stroll down modern city allies to the ancient city wall. I made it inside before the kitschy shops opened and the noisy crowds gathered - ah, peace! Down one what we might call an alley but in Ming Dynasty China was a real street a local canine was waiting at its gate for re-admittance. My legs were just another early morning stroller's legs. Panting and waiting. Waiting and panting. But then pooch looked up. It saw my big nose (I think dogs are color blind so we can't blame my blue eyes). It panicked, reared up and pounded its front paws on the gate of wait. The gate popped open and the pooch ran for the safety if its owner's courtyard.

Children and dogs cry or flea at my visage. Aren't I special.

written by

prrrrl on October 4, 2013 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Beijing, 2010 or Liaoning, 2013. They are appear to be mixed up!

tagged Dog, Ghost, Run and Cry

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