Picture books, pies and Da An Park

To have fun while improving my Mandarin reading, I have begun buying picture books. Really, it's more just an excuse to buy children's books without actually having children - I love the artwork in picture books, and sometimes those stories can be real page turners!

This one pictured below is the one I am currently translating. There are some pretty crucial words I don't yet know, so although I am about a third of the way through pin-yin-ing it, to be honest I'm not sure what it's actually about yet. I will update on this when I figure it out.

Today marked my first visit to Pie Boy, a kiwi pie shop (blog.yam.com/pieboy). Nom nom! The great thing about this place, besides satisfying my taste for home made pie pastry, is the yummy vege soup. Just like home!

While walking through Da An Park, I came across this free traditional story telling drama event, which was apparently attached to some Children's Arts Festival. Random but cool. The lead character was wearing a headpiece with what looked like huge antennae, and the supporting actors were quite acrobatic.