Raspberry Revolver: 2010

Luxurious Beijing

When my parents came to visit, they lived in a company financed luxury hotel - it was AWESOME!

Last visit to the Summer Palace

Wangfujing Snack Street

I hadn't tasted deep fried banana since the circumnavigation! Yummy!

Sugar dragon! Watching the guy make that from a ball of melted sugar was amazing

Mmm, scorpio ...

Xiao Wang agrees.

I simply love this dish. Dry cooked beans with chili and garlic - it' a treat! I've eaten it so many times I'm afraid I'll end up despising it, but I just can't help myself. At least it's healthy - and keeps away the vampires to boot!

I've decided to eat so much so I won't miss it when I return to Norway. Great success!

The Cat Garden

At Beida, or Peking University as you might know it, the is a cat garden. It is a place for all the people who love to just sit down for a quiet, sunny lunch go, and all the chinese kids who love to throw rocks at cats with their parents encouraging them. The cats are too clever for them, though. And so adorable. Students who live on campus come every day to feed them, and I secretly envy them for knowing where on earth in Beijing one buys cat food.

I ate lunch there with some friends the other day. The day was beautiful - sunny, crispy blue autumn skies, actually reminded me a lot of those beautiful autumn days at home when the temperature is just perfect and the weather is showing off it's best side. I was lying in the grass looking at the skies enjoying life in Beijing.

Cleaning in China

Cleaning in China ain't like cleaning in Norway. Why people even bother to "clean", that is to smear the dirt more around with these sloppy brooms, I do not understand, 'cause the floors really do not get cleaner, the dirt just seems to turn into glue and stay. Maybe it's because their cleaning devices are kept randomly at the most (or least) convienient place?)

Sidewalk view

Outside the cafeteria at school

I went to Yashou marked yesterday to get a warm jacket, and couldn't resist taking a snapshot of this. What the picture doesn't capture is all the people standing underneath yelling : wanna buy dvd, madam? Cheap dvd, good price!

The pirated discs peddled is illegal publication. Aight. I didn't even know the word, but apparently the Chinese are now one step ahead of me English wise.

Morning Bird

I didn't actually know how lucky I was who ended up with this room when we got the apartment. I am an early bird, and to my wonderful surprise, my big window faces east and every day as I get up for school, I watch the beautiful sunrise - if the weather allows it. Yesterday it was exceptionally beautiful and I just sat and watched the sun rise and the skies lighten up.

I'll tell you a little secret ...

I'm actually starting to get a little tired of dumplings. I know, I know, but still. You try eating them two weeks in a row, every single day! But tomorrow I'm going with Xiao Wang to eat hotpot and finally have something different from the dirt cheap food I have forced myself to eat lately due to budget issues. Man, I can hear that hotpot calling <3

Oh, and I miss my dog. A lot. Here he is:

Ps. I'm getting so sick of the "musicians" living in the apartment over me - I think they might only be three-year-olds from the way they are murdering that tuba and their piano. I'm spoiled, been listening too much to my friend JJ (who is coming in only a few weeks! WEE! :D).