Well – I made it.
Not sure I will ever fly Continental again.
You think your local traffic is bad? Ha ha ha. You have no idea. Visit Beijing and you will learn whole new definitions of bad traffic. It seems to take 1-2 hours to go anywhere.
When my friends learned that I like spicy food – hello? Louisiana? – they sure gave me a dose of my own medicine. Restaurant in north Beijing that specializes in Sichuan. Braised pork with green vegetables – excellent. Fish filets in chili oil – surprisingly mild after they take out the peppers. And something very different – eel and tongue and stomach – in a spicy red hot broth. Crocodile shell – not really but that is what they call it – for dessert.
My internal clock is way off. Collapsed last night around 23.00h and woke up again at 4.00h.
Would like to head out and get some breakfast and coffee but not sure I know the language or neighborhood well enough to try.
