In Shenzhen I met up with Adrià, a young (award winning!) film director from Tarragona who was currently in China. He has made several short films that were shot in China. We had coffee along with a couple of his partner and another of his friends. Coffee in China can be a bit “borderline”. At the counter I ordered a latte. After we had all ordered and were sitting down, in an aside I said to Adrià that I’d prefer to be ordering a “tallat”. He smiled enthusiastically and agreed. Ha ha (“Tallat” is the Catalan equivalent of the Castellano word “Cortado” which is an espresso with a small amount of milk added. No, NOT it’s not the same as a “macchiato”, no matter what the clowns at Starbucks will tell you!)
Fried rice is always a good option for me. “Dali” is a nice flavorful light beer.
Night view of the Biji 碧鸡 (Jade Rooster) Gateway
And a night view of the Bìjī 碧鸡 (Jade Rooster) Archway (This monument is paired with the Jīnmǎ 金马 (Golden Horse) Archwayon the other side of the plaza.)
Some of my phone pics. These are a sort of preview before I have a chance to process the ten thousand photos I took with my camera 🙂
Small Tibetan Buddhist templeNone of the others are coffee drinkers. I was boosting the economy in the tiny Pumi village. Little sister told me the coffee made her dizzy. (Well, it’s an acquired vice . )L to R: woman from tourist office, little sister, driver. ( More than just a driver, he added quite a bit of commentary along the way)Zoom in on this one if you want!Repairs / reconstruction of an old bridge
corn wine, rice wine. I was the first foreigner to ever visit there. And the samples I tasted were absolutely delicious. Not like the turpentine / white lightning booze so common here in China.
