Grasshoppers, silk worms, scorpions, cockroaches, spikey things, snakes, and starfish are just some of the many delicacies you can find at the Wangfujing Night market in Beijing. Many Beijingers laugh at the tourists who come to eat this stuff as it's not something typical, nor is it traditional, to the Beijing diet.
The Forbidden City with that ominous portrait of the late leader, Chairman Mao Zedong, and the National Grand Theatre aka "The Egg" adjacent to it, on the East side of Tian'anmen Square. Designed by French architect Paul Andreu who was also commissioned to design the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris where a portion of Terminal 2E's ceiling had collapsed, killing 4 people.
A chick on a bus on our way to the Beijing International Book City. It was so cute! It took us nearly four hours to get to the destination, trying to figure out which subway station to get off at and where to take the bus to take us further. By the time we arrived, we had realised that they had closed 30 minutes ago. Ahh, it's the journey more than the destination, right? Right. Hooliganism (or training for the Olympics) on the Batong line on our way back.
2008.03.01: A housewarming party for Elle, Corina, Edouard, Ryan, and Pete's new 2-level apartment.
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