Pedestrian-only streets are very popular in the cities we’ve visited.  Bicycles and motor scooters are also allowed on some.  Wangfujing Lu is a Mecca for locals and tourists alike.  You’ve got to watch the video John shot of one of the eating stalls on this famous "snack" street.  Kabobs are ubiquitous but the scorpions, star fish, sea dogs, and lizards "take the cake".  Watch closely and see what I mean.   I thought I was being brave the other day when I had fried fish heads.

The market stalls were packed with shoppers and the vendors were very aggressive there.  Several of them grabbed John’s arm and literally pulled him over to see their wares.  I kept hearing, "Lady, lookee, lookee" as they would thrust some little trinket into my hand.  Shopping was never so exhausting.  Our friend, Rui, just thrives in this environment and she negotiated a few more deals for us this afternoon.  I guess you have to grow up doing this kind of thing…but to me haggling is stressful.  Give me Wal-Mart.