Sunday, August 17, 2008

China--In pictures













































































































































































































































1. Chicken with hot peppers (some mediocre restaurant in Zhou Zhuang)
2. Old bridge in Zhou Zhuang water town
3. Shaved ice volcano with red bean lava and pineapple! (SSAW hotel's restaurant in Hang Zhou--great 4 star hotel, pretty decent restaurant)
4. View of Hang Zhou from West Lake
5. Duck tongue (:P) and beans (Macau Street restaurant in Hang Zhou--somewhat modernized Chinese food, good stuff)
6. Chicken soup in a teapot and fruit salad (Macau Street, Hang Zhou)
7. Liang feng (I made this!)--weird jello noodle-like stuff mixed with garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, chili sauce, and cilantro
8. Sauteed veggies (I made this too! Notice the cute veggie hearts :)
9. I liked the packaging for the moist towelettes :)
10. Duck (SSAW hotel restaurant, Hang Zhou)
11. Beef with vegetables (SSAW hotel restaurant, Hang Zhou)
12. Do fu hua/Tofu soup from a street vendor -- I love this stuff
13. My gma likes meat.
14. Shrimp and veggies at my aunt's in Chang Zhou (the bright green stuff is bitter melon...my 15. dad and I are the only people in the world who love it :P)
16. After hiking up a mountain with my uncle--exhaustion extreme
17. Wonton, various veggies, and liang feng made by my aunt and me
18. Hang Zhou city

Coming home Sunday--still plenty of time for more cooking, eating, shopping, and exploring :)