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Saturday, 02.09.2002
Chinese New Year 2002. Chinese New Year festivities were in full swing today. I was very pleased that the weather held out (no rain! Thank God!) and that Hubby had the weekend off so that we could enjoy the outing together.

Chinese lion dances, gin dui and gao. Enjoying dim sum and a steaming cup of Oolong tea. Narcissus flowers and lucky bamboo for sale. The scent of burning incense and spent firecrackers. These are some of the things make me think of Chinese New Year and bring me back to Chinatown year after year. Unfortunately, I missed Chinese New Year festivities last year and I was quite determined not to miss it this year again.

Eager to capture the essence of the Chinatown experience, I snapped 80+ photos with my digital camera. Below are some of the more interesting ones.

Hover your mouse over each image for a description of the picture and be sure to click on each one to see the full picture. I cut out 100 pixel squares for the previews so that you wouldn't have to wait all day for this page to load. 

Enjoy -- and happy Chinese New Year! ©

 

Images of Chinatown
Mouse over images for a description.
Click on the images below to see the full-sized photograph.
Dim Sum cart at Golden Palace Seafood Restaurant. Dim Sum steamer baskets contain tasty treats. Lion Dancer Lion dancers gather at the threshold of shops around Chinatown.
Part of the lion dancing troupe. Gao! Everyone's trying to sell a bit of good luck. (Jade good luck charms are everywhere you turn.) Organic good luck. (Good luck bamboo)
More good luck charms -- these are for the year of the horse. Confucius says... Narcissus flowers. Papier-mache lion toys for tots and souvenirs for curious tourists.
Incense burns at the altar of a Chinese goddess whose name I cannot remember right now. Chinese Lion Statues look awfully like Okinawan Shisas. Statue in the courtyard The hustle and bustle of Chinatown's streets

 

"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you."
- Philippians 1: 3 NKJV

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::Byte Me::
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Dim Sum at Royal Palace Seafood Restaurant in Chinatown
Dinner: Gorgeous catered goodies at Niece Lexis' 2nd birthday party

::Bits 'n' Bytes::
 Body in Motion? Walked all over Chinatown
Mood: Blessed

::Gratitudes::
Today, I'm thankful for the wonderful time that Hubby and I had together.

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