Tag Archives: as seen in Beijing
Vegetarian And Tea Restaurant
103 West Dianmen St. (DiAnMenXi DaJie) 西城区地安门西大街103号，齐鲁饭店后院内. XiCheng District (In the second ring road, just outside the north entrance to Beihai park) The outside is nothing special, just a light-up sign saying “vegetarian restaurant”, but the inside is a wonderful … Continue reading
Pounds Sterling
Last night, I went shopping with Diana on the little streets by Qianhai. There’s a gorgeous old street, lined with craft and clothing and tea stores, and one place selling nothing but decorative matchbox covers. There’s also a stinky-tofu vendor … Continue reading
Mojito Competition
When I saw this on the first sign a few days ago, it was pretty funny, but now I think it’s a trend. I think it’s the two colors and the lovely font that really do it. Edit: Stick thinks … Continue reading
I think I’ll try the mojito…
Edit: No, I didn’t add that in photoshop! This is real sign at a bar by Houhai. It was midafternoon when we passed, though, so we didn’t stop to see if it was true.
Thorn Birds
???, I just wanted to let you know that I do have a copy of a certain novel, whose heroine shares my name. I’ve got The Thorn Birds right here! I’ve got Scarlett on the other side to keep my … Continue reading
Cow Cow Steak
“Stick! Look! That sign says ‘Cow Cow Steak Restaurant’!!! Check me out, I read the whole thing!” “Hooked on radicals worked for Meg,”
Not Fixed
In Yantai, I used to have an electric outlet in my shower, now we have multiple outlets in the shower. These are bigger, so I suppose that’s an upgrade. After a week without hot water, I was willing to take … Continue reading
Google China
Just something we passed the other night in Haidian… it’s bizarre to see a physical Google entity. Edit 1/17/10: After mysterious hackers attempted to break into the GMail accounts of Chinese activists, Google seems to be sick of the Great … Continue reading
