Firstly, sorry for my being slack in posting for a while now. I have just been battling to get to a computer whilst in a sober state. So many people keep passing through this hostel and now with this week being a week-long public holiday they've all found themselves stranded in Beijing with nothing to do but partake of the insanely cheap beer. I constantly feel compelled to join them...
A typical scene from my hutong... bring on the R2 quarts!
One of the local rickshaw drivers.
I've actually become a bit of a tour-guide around here. After nearly a month of living in Beijing I've gotten to know most of the sites, and all of the restaurants in my hutong, though this isn't always such a delicious concept... I've discovered that every night at around midnight one of the restaurants prepares its dog meat in the street. They first use a blow torch to shave the dog and then cut it up right there for all the world to see. Yum yum.
I've also befriended a tailor down the road who is happy to sell all my friends heavily discounted tailormade clothes. I'm definitely going to have to have a couple of suits etc. made myself. I've always wanted a bright yellow silk tuxedo!
Even the little kids on the back of mommy's bicycle aren't afraid to let a spit-ball fly...
Getting to know people in the area sort of reached its zenith this evening actually, when the owner of the local hot-pot restaurant recognised me from previous occasions and coerced me in to helping him with his new english menu. Truth be told, I was more than happy to help as he's always been so friendly and tonight he laid on a massive dinner of lamb and prawns for me! It was kinda cool to sit there with my Chinese dictionary and repair the bad translations for him. Some were pretty obvious, like "Crap" instead of "Crab"!
Dinner tonight with my friendly hot-pot restaurant owner, Zhen.
I've been so spoiled recently it seems. Last night an old business colleaque af my aunt Jenny, Fucheng, took me to an amazing Roast Duck restaurant in Wanfujing. I have never tried anything so delicious before. Thank you Fucheng for your incredible kindness! I'm honestly going to have to roll south to Thailand after my time in China...
Its golden week now, as I mentioned, so Beijing is insanely busy. I still have my classes this week, I will be so sad to end them on Friday as I've really enjoyed my lessons. On Sunday my mum arrives, so that will be my next chapter I guess...
One of the hundreds of stalls that awaits my mums credit card in the famous Xiu Shui market
1 comment:
Glad to see you are making friend! Reckon you would cause quite a stir in a right neon yellow suit in Jhb!!
:)
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