From Grits to Chopsticks

This week we took an afternoon off to visit Western Hills park on the southeast side of town (it’s been five years!).  Since we don’t own a car, we often need to figure out how to get to places using public transit.  In this case, we used more than the usual modes, starting with scanning/renting bikes for a ride to the bus stop: We then caught a city bus to head south: At the south bus station, we walked to the subway: By the way, our subway has a culturally appropriate announcement, reminding the passengers (in Chinese and English) not to spit (click Subway Message to listen).  We arrived at the base of Western Hills park and rode a shuttle bus to the midpoint:Since we wanted to get to the top of the mountain,we rode a cable car (the blue line on the map):After climbing to the top, the view toward the city was relatively clear:On the way down, we passed some old buildings and played a slow game of checkers with a Chinese man: To get back home, we rode our sixth mode of transportation, the ubiquitous teal taxi:Sometimes, getting there and back is half the adventure!