Then someone else e-mailed me that they found a place that served chicken feet and egg tarts! I had just been talking with her about Hong Kong food I like, so it was really sweet of her to let me know. Since I'm carless at the moment, Rebecca picked me up. She kindly agreed to take me by the Chinese place to pick up my picnic food.
Thank you, Charlie.
It took me a little while to make a decision, but I finally decided on chicken feet, har gou, sticky rice lotus leaf, and an egg tart. For good measure I got some bubble tea, but it was just Thai tea. I talked to the lady at the register a little, but unfortunately she only speaks Mandarin. :( As far as the food went, in case the suspense is killing you, it was fair to good. The chicken feet were great and the sticky rice was good. The egg tart was decent (a bit too sweet, I think), but the har gou wasn't very good. It was mashed shrimp instead of whole, and it had this strange taste to it, so I didn't even want to finish it. Still, overall I was pleased.
The little lake we went to was a bit out of the city but worth the drive. It was beautiful! There was a cute little sandpiper that kept us entertained while we ate. Lunch and a show! A bunch of people showed up and started setting up a party, apparently a German party, so we didn't linger too long over lunch. There was a trail nearby that looped around the lake so we decided to walk it.
There's not much else to say except that everything was beautiful. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Lupines!
Up the trail
Wild roses
Reflections
Interesting foliage
After the successful, yet mosquito-ridden, walk, we went back to Anchorage and had some delicious frozen yogurt! Rebecca was taking me home when I saw something was happening out in front of the Dimond Mall. A Korean festival of some sorts? She dropped me off and I went to investigate. A bunch of churches had set up boothes and had food and such. They had a stage too, but unfortunately I had missed the performances. They were playing Korean music on the loudspeakers, and a Vixx song that I just bought came on twice! I bought some Korean donuts and dukboki.
I was eating at a table when I heard someone calling my name. It was my boss's daughter! I went over and sat with her and her friends while I finished my snack. The festival was over and people started taking stuff down, so I decided to go in the mall. I didn't see too much interesting stuff, but I did get a pair of much-needed black flats. I also saw another friend who works at the mall. It was slow in her store so we talked for awhile.
Then I got a text from my life group leader. My church life group was getting together to hang out. We went to a high school to play ultimate frisbee and then volleyball. I'm not good at either one, but it was still fun. I actually even had a fun time playing volleyball, which is saying something.
Afterwards we went to someone's house where they grilled some fish (halibut and salmon). It was SO good. Probably the best halibut I've ever had (although I haven't had it too many times, still). They had some fun backyard games to play and we also talked a lot. I played washer pitching, which I'm also not good at (do you sense a theme here?) but still had a good time. I did get better towards the end!
All in all it was a wonderful Saturday. I didn't get much done in a productive sense, but that's ok. After all, I have to enjoy my Alaskan summer!
