Gentle Reader,
"._If music is the food of love, play on..."
-William Shakespeare
Backtracking some more, back to Benai Park in Beijing this time... We stumbled upon some musicians playing under a pavillion, at the suggestion of another traveler. A fine, fine group of musicians, playing traditional folk songs on traditional instruments. When they noticed our presence under the pavillion, they asked what nationality we were. And they they proceeded to serenade us with "American" songs: Jingle Bells, Oh Suzannah, Red River Valley, and Auld Ange Syne. Scott and I danced to Red River Valley, eliciting appreciative applause. A lovely woman gave us a silver bookmark, too.
A beautiful afternoon...
Namaste,
Marianne/Bailing
What a lovely scene to walk into! Whoever took the photos captured the musicians' emotion very well, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bethany! I took all of these photos myself...It was a beautiful afternoon!
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