Chengdu / Sweet Auricularia Soup
IV Chengdu Drip reporting live from Qing Long Xiang, Chengdu• “Traffic regulations are just guidelines, if there’s no police at the red light, then it’s green.” A Southeast Asian taxi driver spoke these wise words, but they’re also remarkably true for Chengdu. 12: 35, as I walked to lunch, the road was a mess with [...]
Posted at 09:22 on July 11, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Travels | Tagged: Auricularia, Chengdu, China, Chinese desserts, longevity, Sichuan, traffic, weekend | read on
Chengdu / The Bookworm
IV Chengdu Drip reporting live from Ren Min Nan Lu, Chengdu.
18:00 I headed over in a taxi to check out The Bookworm, all the way out on the 2nd Ring. While fighting our way through rush hour traffic the driver and I listened to a local radio talk show, where the hosts gave live traffic updates, random [...]
Posted at 11:37 on July 10, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Travels | Tagged: China, Sichuan, Chengdu, The Chengdu Bookworm, The Bookworm, sandwich, coffee, Chinese people | read on
