"This way, this way!"
At this time, a girl with a colorful ribbon slung across her body ran over and waved the small colorful flag in her hand to attract Gao Ning's attention.
Gao Ning opened the window and showed a confused look.
The girl said: "Hi, welcome to the Foscott community in Los Angeles. We are celebrating this year's Harvest Festival, so this road is blocked. If you want to enter the city of Los Angeles, you need to take another detour.
Of course, if you are not in a hurry, I suggest you stay and participate in this celebration. This year our community has applied for a lot of funds and held the largest one in ten years. There will be a bonfire performance in the evening, as well as juggling and a horror house. Waiting for the show, it’s in the park next to it. It’s definitely worth the trip! "
Gao Ning looked at Arun, who was very interested: "It sounds quite lively!"
"Every year, today is very lively. Most of the projects are free, so it attracts a lot of people. If you want to participate, there is an open-air parking lot in that direction, where you can park temporarily!"
"Thanks!"
Gao Ning politely thanked her, and the girl nodded with a smile, and then ran towards another car that mistakenly entered the road.
"What do you think? Do you want to participate?"
"It's a rare encounter, so of course I want it. After all, we are here to have fun!" Arun was very interested.
Gao Ning naturally wouldn't refuse. He turned the steering wheel and drove the RV to an open-air parking lot not far away.
The open-air parking lot here is very large. It can store thousands of cars at a glance, but now most of it is gradually filled.
It can be seen from the license plates that most of the cars here are local cars. They are obviously coming back from other areas of the city to participate in the celebration.
And a small number of foreign license plates should be those who entered by mistake and chose to stay and join in the fun.
Gao Ning drove the car, and the two simply changed their clothes and went out to join in the fun hand in hand.
The parade was very long, with all kinds of floats, some exquisite and beautiful, some quirky, some equipped with aircraft, cannons, and even huge models of two-dimensional characters.
Except for the leader in the front, a girl in a kilt and her 20-person phalanx, those following behind were actually citizens who were joining in the fun.
The two of them followed the float around and saw the temporary food street that had been set up, the amusement facilities being built, and even an open-air clown performance, as well as some comedians riding unicycles and playing trumpets.
Tourists either wander around and watch, stop in front of the snack street to eat, or follow the floats in the parade, which is really lively.
Arun suddenly stopped as he watched, put his palms on his flat belly, and said coquettishly: "Honey, I'm hungry!"
"How about eating strawberry pie?"
Gao Ning looked up and happened to see a strawberry pie vendor. There happened to be two empty seats on the two tables in front of him, so he suggested.
"Okay!"
It can be seen that Arun is not very interested in strawberry pie, but he is also not interested in burritos and hot dogs and grilled sausages. Relatively speaking, strawberry pie is still acceptable.
After all, this thing is just a baked pie after all. Although it is strange to have strawberry filling, it is sour and sweet, so it is not unacceptable.
Besides, the two of them were traveling for the first time, so it was only right to eat some local specialties.
The two sat down, and Gao Ning greeted the boss behind the stall: "Two strawberry pies..."
"If there are two of you, I suggest you just order a set meal!"
The girl opposite looked up, and it turned out to be the one who came to talk to her before.
"It's you!" Arun was a little surprised.
"Laurie!" the girl introduced herself with a smile.
"Arun, this is my husband Aning! Thank you for your suggestion just now, otherwise we would have missed such an interesting celebration!" Arun said with a smile.
"You're welcome, this is my job!" Laurie pointed to his plate and said: "Our strawberry pie is very big, one portion is a quarter, it is enough for two people if they are not very hungry. .
In addition, the set meal also comes with a large glass of draft beer, which is a lot! "
Before he finished speaking, the shop owner had already delivered the set meal.
Sure enough, it was a large pie measuring 1/4 of 16 inches, with neat cuts, and you could still see the red slices that looked like fruit warriors.
The draft beer cup weighed three kilograms and was bigger than Arun's face. The white foam floated on the bright yellow liquid, and the water mist condensed by the cold stuck to the outside. It looked extremely refreshing.
"So many?" Arun was a little surprised.
"Although our area also belongs to Los Angeles, strictly speaking, it is already the edge of the suburbs. Less than ten kilometers further over there, we officially enter the Rocky Mountains. After running along the mountain road for another half an hour, hunting is allowed. Well, going forward thirty years, this was an authentic countryside, so food and other things were much more affordable than in the city center!"
Laurie spoke of this not only without any embarrassment, but with a little pride.
He seemed very satisfied with the simplicity of the village.
Gao Ning didn't find anything strange. Similar to England, America was not full of big cities.
Except for these cities that often appear in TV series and movies, most cities are not much different from third- and fourth-tier small cities in China, and some are even worse than these small cities.
The central and western regions are even more sparsely populated, especially in places where farms gather. You can often drive for two or three hours without seeing a single family. There are enclosed farms or pastures everywhere, and occasionally there are You can see some wild forests.
The location of Los Angeles is good, but it is close to the Rocky Mountains and the outer suburbs used to be really rural.
But the countryside also means local people. For a big city like Los Angeles, the advantages of local people are self-evident. It's no wonder that Laurie is a little proud.
The girl was very enthusiastic. While eating her cherry brand with a spoon, she casually talked about interesting places nearby and restaurants worth eating.
He spoke very carefully. From time to time, Arun would ask a few questions, and Laurie would explain in detail. It was a very pleasant conversation when they came and went.
As they talked, the two returned to the celebration.
Laurie said: "The most unique thing this year is the haunted house. I heard that the mayor...oh, now I should call him the district chairman. They spent a lot of money to hire it from Hollywood. It is said that they specialize in this and are very famous. Many scenes pay homage to famous scenes from horror movies.
So this is what I'm looking forward to the most. By the way, if you want to go too, come with us! "
"Is that okay?" Arun was a little moved.
It should be the best experience if you have a private tour guide with you when traveling.
"Of course!" Laurie said.
