Sunday, February 1, 2009

Our Walmart Adventure

What a sunny day today ! Even though we were kind of tired (due to our flu) we thought we should venture out to enjoy such a good day in winter. So we decided to check out Walmart, a local departmental store in Renton, south of Seattle. We had been wanting to go there but were discouraged due to the distance.

So off we go - we took a bus to downtown where we transit to another bus to Renton. Boy it was fun, with some help from the local bus guide and my GPS. And we were surprised that it turned to be a small shopping area, with Fred Meyer nearby with a few fast food outlets like Arby's, Wendy's, KFC, Popeyes, etc.

The way home was not as smooth, however. We missed the bus, and were wondering if it was the last. We discussed if we should call the police to take us home (hahaha) or stay overnight in the 24-hr pharmacy store nearby.

There was someone waiting with us at the bus stop, and he does not have enough to pay for the ride. Guess what? He offered to sell us his earphone cable in exchange for a quarter (25 cents). Wow, how bizzarre does that sound! Is it just us, or the locals do this all the time ? *scratching my head*

Luckily, the bus came after an hour+ of waiting. I had the chance to take a picture of the moon, inspired by a friend who recently compiled an album full of moon photos. Does the moon look larger here? You decide.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

It's not full moon. haha. My fren in Vancouver told me the moon looks bigger there.

Catch one when full moon time please?

Bee N Chee said...

ok ok, will look out for 15th day of the lunar month and take a moon picture again.

Or maybe I should take from Vancouver ? *wink*