Yesterday we finally made it out of the house, just in time for lunch! A new McDonald's opened not far from us, and even though we could have had it delivered, we chose to walk to get some fresh air and also take the opportunity to get some new DVDs! We walked around this little park (not so sure that is what I would call it, but the locals would probably describe it as a park!) and watched people fishing. The fishing here is interesting, in the fact that, rarely do they have a casting fishing pole, instead they use a long pole with fishing wire and a bait. They are extremely patient just sitting there waiting for the fish to bite! We got to witness several catches while we were walking. The locals were very proud to show off their fish to us - some of them were quite big, but I don't think you could ever convince me to eat one!! Especially when we walked further down the river and caught sight of this...
All those white spots are actually dead fish - obviously something is not right in the water!
As we were walking we ran into this bridge...
And then we saw this one further down the river...
I'm sure you know which one we took, but we were the only ones on it. The locals, of course, being adventurous on a lovely Saturday, were all on the quickly constructed, barrel and wood plank, with netting for sides bridge!
Once we chose our bridge and made it to McDonald's, the kids were grumpy and hungry, and we were a bit frazzled from getting a little lost in an apartment complex!! We ordered our food triumphantly (anytime we order here and they get it all right is a huge accomplishment!) and then we looked for some place to sit and there was nothing. Everyone was staring and smiling sweetly, but no one was about to move - many had brought cake from elsewhere or were just sitting talking - they were there for the long haul! Danny took our food up to the counter and asked them to put it in bags to go. We went inside the "mall" and figured we could at least find a bench for the kids - no such luck. We rarely do this, but we decided to use our foreignness (probably not a word, but oh well!) to our advantage. We ignorantly sit at a table inside a restaurant and opened our bags and passed out the food. The other customers stared at us, this time in disbelief, but we just smiled back and pretended that we didn't realize we were supposed to be ordering the food here. About halfway through our meal, the waitress finally decides that she should tell us that we are not at McDonald's - no kidding. I felt bad so I urged Danny to order something and this is what the kids each got! It is ice with red beans on it - not very good according to the little ones!! 
In the end, we paid $1.20 for our table - completely worth it!!
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