It's a quiet night tonight

I just got back from Soba-ya. Xiaoying is visiting from China. I had met her two years ago, and she's passing through on her way back from Philadelphia. This morning we went to the Met. We walked for a bit in the park through the snow. She had never walked through falling snow before and we made our way part-way around the resevoir before the wind got the better of us.

The Met was quiet; the crowds were sparse. We walked through the Asian galleries and the new China exhibit, which is to close tomorrow. We sat in the Temple of Dendur and watched the snow fall through the windows.

To come back south we took a bus. A line formed to board, and the operator had to turn people away. She said we'd drive at five miles an hour down Fifth Avenue.

At Eighth Street we alighted and walked to the restaurant. People sat at only a handful of tables. We had noodles and then ice cream. I asked Xiaoying if she wanted to take a subway home or to walk. She wanted to walk. The snow piled up on the sidewalks and we slid our way home. The flakes were dry and sparkly.
Posted by eku at January 22, 2005 9:21 PM