Yesterday was my birthday, so Amy and I headed out for a meal. The plan was to try out a place we had found a few nights earlier that touted Hong Kong style dishes. In my naivety in respect of Hong Kong dishes we went there full of the expectation of something that resembles the more commonly available Cantonese food found in most of the western Chinese restaurants. Were we in for a shock, after perusing the menu for sometime, I came to the disappointing conclusion that there were no dishes that really filled my Cantonese void....so off we went in search of something else. Further down the road was a restaurant with dishes from the North East of China so it was agreed we would give it a try. One of the biggest attractions for me were it's dumplings, and vegetables. It turned out to the an excellent choice, as we had a great meal and both left the place "chi bao le", full with food.
Another event that has taken place since my last post is Amy & I moved into the apartment, which was surprisingly simple given the challenges we faced during the process of renting the place. Now that we have most of the glitches ironed out, such as an AC that didn't work, and that was an entertaining evening, watching a Chinese guy suspend himself by a piece of rope from our living room window 26 floors up "rather him than me", while worked on the AC unit bolted to the outside of the building. Three hours later he was able to haul the unit into the apartment and take it away for some additional work and return it to us two days later. We knew the area around the apartment pretty well prior to moving in as Rob lives about 1/2 mile away so Amy & I had visited many of the department stores last year, but now we actually live here it gives us the opportunity to explore the area in more detail. The are lots of great places to eat, mind you that's not uncommon in China, nowhere we have been so far has been short of restaurants.
