Mon 30 Apr 2007
This was seen on an ice-cream cart. Note the interesting spelling errors on her tee. How representative of the sort of clothes they sell in China - FAKE. :D Abercrombif and Titch for teh win!!111one
We tried McDonald’s there for comparison’s sake. The burgers are cheaper but smaller; there’s Joel looking sad at his small burger. They also have hot chocolate and banana pie!
Random old person sleeping on a bench in 雍和宫 (Lama Temple).
Random food picture for Matt. Best 西红柿炒蛋 (fried egg and tomato) we ate all week.
This was the skull scepter held by a blue demon at 雍和宫. Interesting to see the skull’s resemblance to Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas.
Me at 北海 (Beihai) attempting to attain nirvana under the fronds of a swaying tree.
A mere fraction of the number of steps we climbed in Beijing
Our very own Charlie’s Angels - the brunette, the blonde, and the Asian chick.
Yan Yan in China is called BIMBO DIPDIP! Hurhurhur.
The view from 北海
Random Buddha photo. This was one of hundreds carved into the wall of the temple at 北海
My camera timer came in useful - Charlie’s Angels posing as a multi-limbed goddess
The eight glories and shames, on a wall in Beijing
Temply thing. Can’t remember where this was.
We ate dog meat. Really. At a place called…狗肉王 (King of Dog Meat)!
This is what happens when you use an online translator to convert your Chinese menu into English. “The temple explodes the chicken cube” we decided was probably supposed to be 宫保鸡丁. Now that’s a classic.
Real hot chocolate with Baileys
Restaurant for people like meeee!
This just cracked me up. I walked around chanting this for half the day.
Another random big mascot thing. I love these things. We need more in Singapore to take random photos with!
糖葫芦 (tanghulu - hawthorn berries dipped in sugar syrup) at the 王府井 (Wangfujing) street market. I absolutely love 糖葫芦. I don’t get fresh haws in Singapore :(
The two British girls ate crickets at 王府井. Me: Congratulations. You’ve managed to eat something the Chinese people in this group refuse to eat.
The sunset from the plane as we left. Sniffle.
YUM! egg egg!!
What does dogmeat taste like? Is it nice?
It tastes a bit like lamb and a bit like beef jerky. It’s actually quite nice. :D
Though it might of been “quite nice” have you ever looked up how these dogs are killed in order to feed you?!! I am appalled that any one with a heart would ever contribute to this brutal and horrific act of cruelty!
Well - are you a vegetarian? If not, have you ever seen how cows and pigs and sheep and chickens are killed in order to feed you?!! Anyone with a heart would not contribute to THAT brutal and horrific act of cruelty either.
Are you vegan? If not, have you ever seen how chickens in batteries live? They squeeze out eggs day after day in horrific conditions. Have you seen how cows live? Their baby calves are taken away (and processed into veal) so that they can produce milk to feed you. Anyone with a heart would not contribute to THAT brutal and horrific act of cruelty either.
You eat vegetables only? Have you seen how farmers slave away in the fields to sell their produce at low rates, getting kicked in the guts by middlemen, working all kinds of crazy hours? Getting punished by bad weather conditions, suffering through heat and rain and wind to bring your veggies to you. Anyone with a heart would never, EVER contribute to that cruelty either, right?
I know how they are killed. The fact is, animals are killed all over the world for meat. Yes, we could be more humane. Definitely. I agree. We treat our animals horribly.
But they are killed for meat and meat is to be eaten. Regardless of species. A dog is not worthy of more protection than a cow is. So if you enjoy your steak rare, lady, then get off your high horse. All animals are killed for meat and will be killed for meat till kingdom come.