Where is the Bicycle Shop?

Yesterday I had the whole day off and to myself, so I decided I would try and find a bicycle shop and buy some things so I could do home repair if I needed to. So I left the house around eleven and took the 316 bus towards where I guessed the bike shop was. (the only directions I got was "It's close to the Navy Museum") OK, so I headed out that way.

After about 45 min on the same bus, I came to what I believed to be close to my goal. I got off and walked over a retaining wall and saw Beach No. 1, with 1000s of patrons. I also saw the "Navy Museum" about a mile back down the beach. oops, overshot my goal.

I took a stroll down the famous Qingdao Pier and then headed off toward the museum.

I was walking and sight-seeing for a good hour and a half and suddenly I looked up and there it was!! The Bike Shop, right in front of me!! I went in and the super nice guy named Chin, who spoke English, helped me get what I needed. I felt like a million bucks at this point. A huge sense of accomplishment indeed. I then went down and around to the lighthouse island, Xiaoqingdao Park, and took some pics of the Navy Ships and the city from a distance. By this time it was around 2:30 pm. I then back tracked to the bike shop and decided that I was ready to go home. Time to look for a bus stop. Ummm. no where close. So I began walking away from where I started and came across Beach No. 2, again packed with people, Tonnes of them. I meandered through the boardwalk and vendors, had my picture taken a few times. Finally finding the bus stop around 3:30 pm. Got on and got home around 4pm, just before rush hour. Whew, what a day for just a bike shop.