I know, I know, I promised to post these 2 months ago but I've got a good excuse.
TickerHound's been going surprisingly well this summer and it's been monopolizing the vast majority of my time. So now my blog AND my girlfriend hate me and my entrepreneurial spirit :(
j/k
In any case, here are my pics from June's trip to China...we had an AMAZING time!
Beijing is much cleaner than it was 3 years ago, but it also lost some of its "edge". There were no more gypsy cab drivers at the airport trying to drag me into their overpriced cabs, no more fake DVD's being sold on the streets of Beijing and my white T-shirts didn't turn brown from the rain anymore.
I guess some would call this progress, but for me, I missed my Beijing funk.
Don't get me wrong, there were still some funky sights to be seen, but China definitely got its act together for the Olympics.
Shanghai was great too, but then again, it always has been. I think on my next trip to China I'm staying out of the cities and heading into the countryside. It's high time I see what the vast majority of the country lives like, not just the wealthier (comparatively speaking) city folk.
So without further ado, heeeeeeere's China!
This was my friend Winston's wedding. His wife's mother was one of the higher ups at China's CCTV. Therefore, there were more people manning cranes, cameras and fog machines than there were guests!
Great wedding though! Congrats again Winston!
Who's ready to drink??
My boy Mao lives here.
I don't know why but I thought these outdoor, branded food/drink kiosks were so cool.
A spot of tea?And now for the food!
I'll post more pics soon enough...this just made me reeeeeally hungry!
