It was such a beautiful fall day today so Jinfei and I decided to take a day trip to Weiyang Lake, only a few kilometers away from school. Since it was so close I wanted to take a “beng beng che” or gas-powered rickshaw, It was an exciting, albeit a bit bumpy, ride.  Upon arrival, I discovered that it was actually an amusement park built around the lake. Not exactly the nicest amusement park, in fact, there were many dilapidated rides that no longer functioned, along with games and attractions that had seen better days.

It was to be expected, but didn’t bother me too much. I didn’t come there to go on rides, I just wanted to walk around the lake, and relax in the beautiful weather. We did, however, decide that a few rides were in order, like go-karts! I let Jinfei drive, it was her first time. We ended up crashing twice in the first lap, but once she got the hang of it we made a second lap without issue.

After go-karting and relaxing on the swings it was time to take a paddle-boat out on the lake. After all, what’s a visit to a lake without a little boating? I was a little worried at first that the wind coming across the lake would cause us to capsize, but it turned out that the trike-style paddle boat was pretty solid.

An hour later, with tired legs, we decided to leave Weiyang Lake park and take a walk around the neighborhood. We ended up walking a few kilometers at the very least past a neighborhood of abandoned houses, and other buildings, the lack of people was a little creepy.

After walking for a good 45 minutes I recognized the surrounding area from one of my runs. We decided to get some dinner in a local restaurant, one neither of us had ever been to. Two bowls of Chinese mutton-soup and a bottle of 9º later and we were stuffed. Fortunately there was a bus stop near by, for a quick journey home.

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