After three days of walking around in my sneakers in the oppressive heat, my ankles have turned bright red and swollen so that from calf to foot is one straight line. It's rather sensitive to touch and looks like scars from stepping into a deepfrier as a child.
To alleviate the pain, Claire and I took bikes around Tianjin today. Tianjin is East of Beijing, but equally flat. Riding here is a pleasure, even on the clunky pink single speeder that I christened Lui-Xi for the day. Bike helmets are non-existent and road rules are much the same -The jaywalking policeman was a particular highlight. Bikes have their own lane completely separated from cars, so all together it was a delight to peddle around.
We rode out to the Olympics stadium, where soccer finals have been held. We also visited some temples and old streets around town to do some shopping. Claire is a demon bargainer - she's so ruthless that when we went to the supermarket I was afraid she was even going to haggle with the register attendant...
The swelling and redness has started to go down on my ankles, but they still look rather nasty. Nothing a few quiet days can't fix.
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Poor Lauren! Thats what you get when you articipate in physical activity...
Benoit took Kent and I bike riding around PAris our first night here. It was dark, no helmets, and lax road rules (or maybe there was just Benoits approach to cycling! Lycra sit up!
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