Perhaps you’ve noticed a random picture of what is supposed to be beef stroganoff in the picture gallery. It was taken last Saturday after Chris and I wandered around the Russian part of town in search of the Shard Shop. We never found it, but hungry and exhausted from a late night/early morning, we found […]
One of the remarkable attributes of the Chinese, I’ve noticed, is that they can sleep anywhere and everywhere, anyhow and anytime. It’s good to know there are 1.5 billion other people just like me. I’ve been secretly compiling a photo album to document this distinctly Chinese phenomenon, but alas, some German guy named Bernd beat […]
Today is the 88th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. It’s kind of a big deal because Chinese people love the number 8. (Last year the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics started at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 – 8-8-8.) I was lucky enough to experience how one place is celebrating, but not […]