The Strawberry Farm was a field set up with dozens of these strawberry greenhouses. The strawberry plants were situated on these little berms (hills) that ran the entire length of the greenhouses, with about 6 rows per greenhouse. We had a timeslot to pick strawberries for about an hour, and the berries cost 40 RMB per kg (about $3 per pound). The berries were absolutely beautiful...the boys went for the ones "the size of your hand", and I followed them picking the small but very sweet ones! The only downside...we weren't going to eat them before washing, so we had to wait for the hour drive home before we could taste any!
We snapped a few pictures...
This was just one of the 3 baskets we filled...
The boys finding "just one more" for the baskets...
The rows were pretty narrow, so you had to be careful not to fall over!
Still smiling after an hour of berry picking...waiting to taste them at home!
Finally able to take a taste...DELICIOUS!This afternoon, Mark went to meet up with some other co-workers to learn how to play rugby. There's quite a group of them that meet every Saturday to practice/learn/have fun. As long as everyone finishes the fun with no injuries, it's a successful time!
Tonight, we're meeting with a travel agent to plan our first vacation. The boys have about 1-1/2 weeks off for Easter/SpringBreak/ChineseLaborDay at the end of April. Even though we haven't seen much in China yet (haven't even been to the Great Wall in Beijing yet), I think we're going to save some of the shorter trips for a long weekend instead of a full week. We're thinking someplace warm...maybe Phuket, Thailand or Singapore, Malaysia. It all sounds SO exotic, but to put it in perspective: both locations are about a 3-hour plane ride from here, so not much further than a trip to Disney World. We're going to see what Julie (the Travel Agent) recommends for that time of year, and she comes highly recommended by many others that we know use her for their plans. I can hardly wait for a vacation!
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