tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51353550382442755272024-03-13T10:07:41.621-07:00Gabe's Food CollectionGabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-33394441633897991142022-11-14T11:19:00.002-08:002022-11-14T11:19:19.491-08:00<a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.cloud/@runbaconhockey">Mastodon</a>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-91801731071725308282008-10-18T20:00:00.000-07:002009-03-31T20:03:32.554-07:00Last Pre-Violet Party!We decided to have a last party at home before Violet decided to show up. This was sort of our equivalent of a baby shower, but we wanted to have something that was both guy and gal friendly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWrz1DfxFVd0cuSqSMBCk1nKWfzecmf2xY1XA2ueX1e75PhIFqz2Wm1qm94x1TBuUZODEpKLQ9TtnUBRDGx1lka-9RdpmjOleP7IgPeBC7Kob2HumRmWqVq3m1AaUFRdcx-rOfq0d54OK/s1600-h/Random-2008+1518.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWrz1DfxFVd0cuSqSMBCk1nKWfzecmf2xY1XA2ueX1e75PhIFqz2Wm1qm94x1TBuUZODEpKLQ9TtnUBRDGx1lka-9RdpmjOleP7IgPeBC7Kob2HumRmWqVq3m1AaUFRdcx-rOfq0d54OK/s320/Random-2008+1518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319552722531639010" border="0" /></a><br />Main course was just a "seafood bake" (really more of a "seafood steam"). Mussels, clams, shrimp, crab legs, onions, red potatoes, and fingerling potatoes steamed with white wine and fresh thyme.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp_08VKtuQhIdGNNzaaVu1pzbskP-TiIFfVml2ER_H2SXbc1wT3qMuStSQzPDpbap42XKeAUYk2CSr6SzgBdNPM5J3dcTp7Thu2kGDNr7g679_6Nkp31YS63mmd5cRHRYbvnssCvA07Op/s1600-h/Random-2008+1520.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp_08VKtuQhIdGNNzaaVu1pzbskP-TiIFfVml2ER_H2SXbc1wT3qMuStSQzPDpbap42XKeAUYk2CSr6SzgBdNPM5J3dcTp7Thu2kGDNr7g679_6Nkp31YS63mmd5cRHRYbvnssCvA07Op/s320/Random-2008+1520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319552724081894578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtP4UqfEw31N7tiFK2rOHcoMLkqzBvf8l0FdpVvd-106BT2jeNtEKhQj-LfFuGZ9c53Id-Sni-skvhFmiNrNhHtHbRc9Fc_-E9KSUmaRjorUYOfO90Ivdy0eSHnwEt-MeCVknrNGMVk5j4/s1600-h/Random-2008+1525.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtP4UqfEw31N7tiFK2rOHcoMLkqzBvf8l0FdpVvd-106BT2jeNtEKhQj-LfFuGZ9c53Id-Sni-skvhFmiNrNhHtHbRc9Fc_-E9KSUmaRjorUYOfO90Ivdy0eSHnwEt-MeCVknrNGMVk5j4/s320/Random-2008+1525.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319552668001471250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvio69qBHzkwlX4So1lC_02kJ0yn-IT9SucBTFsABg91YdShPHI2sTvhBxQoeJKNRbsS0bQMHe-Eo9P4je__IU2vmBFEjp2sv5AKVSKkaBZfu0FYAeFPduyGLGFDwOLS9s39kCcEzUnoY/s1600-h/Random-2008+1524.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvio69qBHzkwlX4So1lC_02kJ0yn-IT9SucBTFsABg91YdShPHI2sTvhBxQoeJKNRbsS0bQMHe-Eo9P4je__IU2vmBFEjp2sv5AKVSKkaBZfu0FYAeFPduyGLGFDwOLS9s39kCcEzUnoY/s320/Random-2008+1524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319552668988758610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqjW3YT-uCUkLAm6MDMjylMyokQ1StLuuQxQ1SJ7s6-BPLkUBB5sk09_-Zhzlz8jda0mLwoDcduLF-KKv1HH50DtSXBJMoyzf4jQgQ70mBFQNf3i5jbjQ3QsZrw1Vqp7VVRZlmOQmrsI-/s1600-h/Random-2008+1523.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqjW3YT-uCUkLAm6MDMjylMyokQ1StLuuQxQ1SJ7s6-BPLkUBB5sk09_-Zhzlz8jda0mLwoDcduLF-KKv1HH50DtSXBJMoyzf4jQgQ70mBFQNf3i5jbjQ3QsZrw1Vqp7VVRZlmOQmrsI-/s320/Random-2008+1523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319552663485588018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZpOqDlyu7_mbKtsV1Serl1pG4ifujd4iI30FuotXNKz8HeOo6ikHaw5gdnncNWuObI3S21jBodGSFhfW-IBOyHXy6PO1hGnyhvMeX7gmpnSjv579oupNsX_8zIllJD3L6VTiBbb1x8gr/s1600-h/Random-2008+1522.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZpOqDlyu7_mbKtsV1Serl1pG4ifujd4iI30FuotXNKz8HeOo6ikHaw5gdnncNWuObI3S21jBodGSFhfW-IBOyHXy6PO1hGnyhvMeX7gmpnSjv579oupNsX_8zIllJD3L6VTiBbb1x8gr/s320/Random-2008+1522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319552661992266770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZ2YxnAbb_3S8vwhb0XU8RIpDuPyzndui-XZUA87T7KZD2uZfr__DmLcpmFUrlPYoJohNbfJtK3JOAwVXfmmBPmAdK0WMCKk25S_VgHVnztDNtq_I65NKQzLf9mMadgbtIKNey40NQ20n/s1600-h/Random-2008+1521.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZ2YxnAbb_3S8vwhb0XU8RIpDuPyzndui-XZUA87T7KZD2uZfr__DmLcpmFUrlPYoJohNbfJtK3JOAwVXfmmBPmAdK0WMCKk25S_VgHVnztDNtq_I65NKQzLf9mMadgbtIKNey40NQ20n/s320/Random-2008+1521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319552657940734354" border="0" /></a>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-66826526717350346852008-10-12T19:56:00.000-07:002009-03-31T19:59:30.167-07:00SavannahIt was kind of a cloudy, dreary, rainy day. We first wandered over to Paula Deen's restaurant, but the lines were crazy long, so we decided that we'd just have to survive our trip to Savannah without consuming three pounds of butter each.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWJxwYTDB4IggdfnLNySoFJLzRnAbCBk8Qfg-19-oHP1b-D1mHlOxz-_HAgbCFmkeKrt54Qojg18IC3rCLhsibL9RJEMY-HBg8kXDBdztrV9Wpnsrmz24c-I68MN95KkqYBrWy_xjrkAZ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1509.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWJxwYTDB4IggdfnLNySoFJLzRnAbCBk8Qfg-19-oHP1b-D1mHlOxz-_HAgbCFmkeKrt54Qojg18IC3rCLhsibL9RJEMY-HBg8kXDBdztrV9Wpnsrmz24c-I68MN95KkqYBrWy_xjrkAZ/s320/Random-2008+1509.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319551742617398306" border="0" /></a><br />Nearby kitchen shop with a murderous knife stand.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShX2H8yuIvTgghvp-o06JmYVrKnpfYkgP7cm2yW-J4BhErhSYs3CAZ8ktwNSlTkqoyD-cfrTKgsV4g-Hg-UyGFyWpkr2tOcCtzfhNM8pmZ_7sA7byDS_UPsmDZjkNUvlFtFnshoD2mr1m/s1600-h/Random-2008+1510.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj27y77kNFKWQhxJnmW544T033MK-blRwXuL1DUnGVMqitqpfOGY7sYUL1M8KNwuE3KNBAneN2p-eOBtLJbA014ZaFDwWM1lw01j9E5a1tTd1cGxsj1fDlahZglF7xsUhXP7-CZTZjQP4B/s320/Random-2008+1517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319551650042238450" border="0" /></a><br />Pecan pie.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-65161429640061348312008-10-11T19:45:00.000-07:002009-03-31T19:56:27.180-07:00Georgia State Fair and SavannahThis was the last road trip/vacation prior to the arrival of our munchkin. We wanted to keep it simple and local, so we spent the afternoon at the Georgia State Fair and then drove out to the sea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC3xAJjlndxUw2OlUhoA4e8zoGAY3Ho5lASR9GnPaXsvODMDkI-5L9SFvyfKgCMKC6sXkFXArnSVpvgBNDNL2UogO-Hd0q7_F8LZUnRkXZP44FIPKhTvvylqTXNXc2kxaRkig42w-GztX/s1600-h/Random-2008+1478.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC3xAJjlndxUw2OlUhoA4e8zoGAY3Ho5lASR9GnPaXsvODMDkI-5L9SFvyfKgCMKC6sXkFXArnSVpvgBNDNL2UogO-Hd0q7_F8LZUnRkXZP44FIPKhTvvylqTXNXc2kxaRkig42w-GztX/s320/Random-2008+1478.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549661620156578" border="0" /></a><br />Mandatory BBQ stop along the way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f2PjwbgFDaUAndMss4HMMCWkBZGsiK5tGgFdii_2YDPxZJcDCxZRjr38ywmB4N3Z2lKk-T9k3nsxy_iW1q1JX_sABuncnuiW_2OjK61Nx7MYl0kSP8zxupufBVes9KHShuDXbNG3wS0q/s1600-h/Random-2008+1479.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f2PjwbgFDaUAndMss4HMMCWkBZGsiK5tGgFdii_2YDPxZJcDCxZRjr38ywmB4N3Z2lKk-T9k3nsxy_iW1q1JX_sABuncnuiW_2OjK61Nx7MYl0kSP8zxupufBVes9KHShuDXbNG3wS0q/s320/Random-2008+1479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549661321733154" border="0" /></a><br />Brunswick stew, pork sandwich, corn bread.<br /><br />State fair had a neat rabbit show that we didn't see last year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5HMaM4y_CENC_3b75Te7mcbM1JdL1KqS5Okt47mavlpRS937aqM9ycLUjAKvOf8KeIyvUuTwSlT7lxDLn3A__7O-I6lwCB-l96UFm-0J1p4nF4pjEo_kyXCZSCkIXIwIkSo3XCl0Nl1Z/s1600-h/Random-2008+1481.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5HMaM4y_CENC_3b75Te7mcbM1JdL1KqS5Okt47mavlpRS937aqM9ycLUjAKvOf8KeIyvUuTwSlT7lxDLn3A__7O-I6lwCB-l96UFm-0J1p4nF4pjEo_kyXCZSCkIXIwIkSo3XCl0Nl1Z/s320/Random-2008+1481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549653089188226" border="0" /></a><br />This rabbit is bigger than a lot of dogs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqUWUlQpqSRJLiKU_7qGvLnjdFMsusDL8NXWxvPwj5QcxVgNxP5tgKUek-nrY9db7BBflJX3oPCjNHyFcH4MJQ6NjRtaFzlMd9bOpFNO638sVaWICMRdWDKxn9C4Iu6bJHzb3Yy9_TVUv/s1600-h/Random-2008+1482.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqUWUlQpqSRJLiKU_7qGvLnjdFMsusDL8NXWxvPwj5QcxVgNxP5tgKUek-nrY9db7BBflJX3oPCjNHyFcH4MJQ6NjRtaFzlMd9bOpFNO638sVaWICMRdWDKxn9C4Iu6bJHzb3Yy9_TVUv/s320/Random-2008+1482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549653561004962" border="0" /></a><br />Couldn't quite tell how large this one was.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiWG6znzbiaxwwPQDG9MEfoNTQ43wyENfPWfjvHhnqdSQiBdKp4NWyFnE414p_fzfs_7HgtkT7oZHr4DLVAIsLC-wuiZFOuAtu7Uy__ksvN8axR5imE2HGakgqFTW1sL2SG3KhoOPVyis/s1600-h/Random-2008+1483.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiWG6znzbiaxwwPQDG9MEfoNTQ43wyENfPWfjvHhnqdSQiBdKp4NWyFnE414p_fzfs_7HgtkT7oZHr4DLVAIsLC-wuiZFOuAtu7Uy__ksvN8axR5imE2HGakgqFTW1sL2SG3KhoOPVyis/s320/Random-2008+1483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549653940542018" border="0" /></a><br />The alpaca contest. In this section, they had fans blowing so you could more easily show off the coat on your alpaca.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1iHrjR11nc2LwLk4qSHY-DTrAb-tA3w58hyphenhyphen6jwP__UrZB6DKyB12GJ7lc7G5kGgJscj7qtMsV3zvOlwqMPumPt6mjCPJPySU9ylfQkOWleFKIzClmn82S30WwxyEu2GsI_cy-Lu8uO1D/s1600-h/Random-2008+1488.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1iHrjR11nc2LwLk4qSHY-DTrAb-tA3w58hyphenhyphen6jwP__UrZB6DKyB12GJ7lc7G5kGgJscj7qtMsV3zvOlwqMPumPt6mjCPJPySU9ylfQkOWleFKIzClmn82S30WwxyEu2GsI_cy-Lu8uO1D/s320/Random-2008+1488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549403410096130" border="0" /></a><br />Hooking up the milking machine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kLoTlBP51w3iUcvTe-X8Fn_MkQcTijwRAVDyRlYtLO2ZJZSB4Q4_iqY8tSnV2xEeWU00ClmO15ai-_KPK4iybDIWHmrEahyp7YNhxJMVaUwk3LNBof5K5HDRzLQaBe42PlkuIwvHM2AG/s1600-h/Random-2008+1489.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kLoTlBP51w3iUcvTe-X8Fn_MkQcTijwRAVDyRlYtLO2ZJZSB4Q4_iqY8tSnV2xEeWU00ClmO15ai-_KPK4iybDIWHmrEahyp7YNhxJMVaUwk3LNBof5K5HDRzLQaBe42PlkuIwvHM2AG/s320/Random-2008+1489.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549404264970178" border="0" /></a><br />This thing was sucking out milk at an impressive rate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8HMtUcvJJ2XcQ5x43bp1tcDy9irC8vqGzqeUGgxzVJLNqbRXgAlBxt8WtvR8PJB2jRqjsAnPRWZu66353_4MaSn3UWo-kw07wbBtsdc_j8RTpIMLzYGiJ2XPsyTFvB7QlLjg2rbIoAs_/s1600-h/Random-2008+1490.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8HMtUcvJJ2XcQ5x43bp1tcDy9irC8vqGzqeUGgxzVJLNqbRXgAlBxt8WtvR8PJB2jRqjsAnPRWZu66353_4MaSn3UWo-kw07wbBtsdc_j8RTpIMLzYGiJ2XPsyTFvB7QlLjg2rbIoAs_/s320/Random-2008+1490.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549397251923714" border="0" /></a><br />Mmm... meat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQThDufd4lO9C5HRkkjtTUU_iB4gE0A4Z0q9FrtPbt2B13Wp1V03t39xgPo9Dke5m-alSJ3eNWfvigHIA1DmT0qUy1wRilWbvs8HJXkYUoDQEBofGf-bHZEq1Omuqr9sFnBXPgiY8P7pwE/s1600-h/Random-2008+1491.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQThDufd4lO9C5HRkkjtTUU_iB4gE0A4Z0q9FrtPbt2B13Wp1V03t39xgPo9Dke5m-alSJ3eNWfvigHIA1DmT0qUy1wRilWbvs8HJXkYUoDQEBofGf-bHZEq1Omuqr9sFnBXPgiY8P7pwE/s320/Random-2008+1491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549397907797794" border="0" /></a><br />Dole whip. Yum!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFtWu30G8Ia7MvwcdSii9IAOSOuf51hNX1RVdpOwkzQKHXiF_eyVcJaIewFq3snM9D21ivnM3sQrNwuNIVynslpmRfzBhZ67jTgvUkF6C2k7EG98a2IlAC0D9GSvNNxbtE0Q87oGIcihx/s1600-h/Random-2008+1492.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFtWu30G8Ia7MvwcdSii9IAOSOuf51hNX1RVdpOwkzQKHXiF_eyVcJaIewFq3snM9D21ivnM3sQrNwuNIVynslpmRfzBhZ67jTgvUkF6C2k7EG98a2IlAC0D9GSvNNxbtE0Q87oGIcihx/s320/Random-2008+1492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549394077473106" border="0" /></a><br />They always have these arts and crafts contests where they award blue ribbons for various categories. This entry was among other flower basket presentations, and I would have loved to have given this a blue ribbon! LOL!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5BKgpJ7zM9me6UBIvpm6bmV8ClHtQuycZ1D0lyDFoqCfjc5tvYdtLnJiQQzxyi0ctuD7DDqVOS6JUsl8aRYVqvpTq3q97-VPvFvZO_9mPCeMEvXr14xWbasF6I8oC8jcQPuJy__0rRr_/s1600-h/Random-2008+1493.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5BKgpJ7zM9me6UBIvpm6bmV8ClHtQuycZ1D0lyDFoqCfjc5tvYdtLnJiQQzxyi0ctuD7DDqVOS6JUsl8aRYVqvpTq3q97-VPvFvZO_9mPCeMEvXr14xWbasF6I8oC8jcQPuJy__0rRr_/s320/Random-2008+1493.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549238588212530" border="0" /></a><br />No need to comment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TJjLjPrbp3PqfK31sSYWTrzVYuLZmulXuGkR1F79CB8Xy5ov9wVxez0AyPcfDN-98IleR8HtYaGyFwtBm39eEFR1jyntrwov0Akx6-ISwOV72c276tk34C-Hfss-GIPM7ORwxxKYA3ld/s1600-h/Random-2008+1494.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TJjLjPrbp3PqfK31sSYWTrzVYuLZmulXuGkR1F79CB8Xy5ov9wVxez0AyPcfDN-98IleR8HtYaGyFwtBm39eEFR1jyntrwov0Akx6-ISwOV72c276tk34C-Hfss-GIPM7ORwxxKYA3ld/s320/Random-2008+1494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549233638549650" border="0" /></a><br />The south is well known for its frying skillz.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZULNkc_6O-wukno7IYNCLpCGD9Sq7l8c1QNDy0l3pX4N9EjHV4YDGHnmBXqkpZxum0GVpQrWdsLe-UfOIXvF-MW3LioXkBZtFryoJ2EuRe6H-H37jotHk-ose1JPgDnTYKp78M2ry_a1/s1600-h/Random-2008+1495.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZULNkc_6O-wukno7IYNCLpCGD9Sq7l8c1QNDy0l3pX4N9EjHV4YDGHnmBXqkpZxum0GVpQrWdsLe-UfOIXvF-MW3LioXkBZtFryoJ2EuRe6H-H37jotHk-ose1JPgDnTYKp78M2ry_a1/s320/Random-2008+1495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549237315918274" border="0" /></a><br />Various antique tractors and other farm equipment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qw-egJVFzggiw5F0TV7D3gy5tjutmYYQ3ctIO3cBTMF9VlrTnFWZ1qcyCwua7BdYHvjdM7Bl0Iof7jw7eEBhyOwwfdub-QhYryOClWfU-bFUlGQuX6kmfhf86C7rN7VqccA9yt33hYAe/s1600-h/Random-2008+1496.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqDA1Hdkc-3w50OR43SLyreiwbKjUTaiNgyb2FhrOsc0fXBjr86HpEwcuNL71Tm5_h5gVwfXo-2S3J4P_TERzglFRPq9tVmAjC406sOGOadrigP2kcLESjxv3ryMz_RyUQL8mbkmvhsI0/s320/Random-2008+1498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549121747770738" border="0" /></a><br />Fresh squeeze lemonade, corn dog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ88HrgD0pzXTiduieXbJKg7RgiuLrm02VrUtpu_tZtA0OAnpQKH8JM-mG7euhwyV3sq9Bh29k0_dh1gQeQSSbmrLuuHuFgBSBCAq6RBtynxm-tGG4LhZHwaWjBsoxCy_OSEOVlzXj9FQm/s1600-h/Random-2008+1500.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ88HrgD0pzXTiduieXbJKg7RgiuLrm02VrUtpu_tZtA0OAnpQKH8JM-mG7euhwyV3sq9Bh29k0_dh1gQeQSSbmrLuuHuFgBSBCAq6RBtynxm-tGG4LhZHwaWjBsoxCy_OSEOVlzXj9FQm/s320/Random-2008+1500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549119244181634" border="0" /></a><br />Youth livestock show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIHWd-WTTcBTJd-N_XU_TrA5eb4_bXZiAXVTFuE_fHvJkFtzwilc2miws2fNlUBxpa1gHR3HnvuoHQdOPPputLrFnKPWtwR0UDyAEyZX_8oRD8R6YNSZYneB_LgWu5aKqPsEhvtnsEjYN/s1600-h/Random-2008+1505.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIHWd-WTTcBTJd-N_XU_TrA5eb4_bXZiAXVTFuE_fHvJkFtzwilc2miws2fNlUBxpa1gHR3HnvuoHQdOPPputLrFnKPWtwR0UDyAEyZX_8oRD8R6YNSZYneB_LgWu5aKqPsEhvtnsEjYN/s320/Random-2008+1505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549115046191730" border="0" /></a><br />Budweiser?<br /><br />Then it was off to Savannah. It was raining pretty hard when we got in, so we just went to some restaurant/bar across the street from the hotel and got some dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIL7jVSAKvxyY9jQOh-X147ZNvQNODiU8cBjWrYxvIA22XZSGU4MDB6SXY_fQBPb4U_OUHJS2ABmIp8SRXJlWMzUfRMGQBs-simB0k-JC1OlvvQiNkMaIriMJFNEOd1ukVcQEaRxL40yW/s1600-h/Random-2008+1507.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIL7jVSAKvxyY9jQOh-X147ZNvQNODiU8cBjWrYxvIA22XZSGU4MDB6SXY_fQBPb4U_OUHJS2ABmIp8SRXJlWMzUfRMGQBs-simB0k-JC1OlvvQiNkMaIriMJFNEOd1ukVcQEaRxL40yW/s320/Random-2008+1507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549115719945874" border="0" /></a><br />Sue's crabcakes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB7bJAgxILBpcxPaLCUaFzIdnd0GwEhruvcZyKeYKr3pAD9TQXOg3yyndTkrZ0uCr4UHGizjZ2ltBFPcXULyXAR2p7dYM3r7X-48SKLlMJytdmiNNmTl4nj7h0EWhH8ssPtvY9wU4Nz-E/s1600-h/Random-2008+1508.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB7bJAgxILBpcxPaLCUaFzIdnd0GwEhruvcZyKeYKr3pAD9TQXOg3yyndTkrZ0uCr4UHGizjZ2ltBFPcXULyXAR2p7dYM3r7X-48SKLlMJytdmiNNmTl4nj7h0EWhH8ssPtvY9wU4Nz-E/s320/Random-2008+1508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319549112101441826" border="0" /></a><br />My mussels.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-4109381676175080632008-09-14T19:04:00.000-07:002009-03-31T19:06:44.401-07:00Edinburgh back to AtlantaGet up early, check out, catch the shuttle bus back to the airport.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H5xtuMMPikohOhp_0_jQSebQwvEQGsEd9lbGRGQ4B55lYtFfMwU5xnP36wu2Qa1JrAufaRNbRS0POnBfq59F8exwtVQipeoCaedjz2jpMcVR1pv4dJhkhgCHsqGOoWfiMQSzQ8OKTU8T/s1600-h/Random-2008+1470.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H5xtuMMPikohOhp_0_jQSebQwvEQGsEd9lbGRGQ4B55lYtFfMwU5xnP36wu2Qa1JrAufaRNbRS0POnBfq59F8exwtVQipeoCaedjz2jpMcVR1pv4dJhkhgCHsqGOoWfiMQSzQ8OKTU8T/s320/Random-2008+1470.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319538312714621938" border="0" /></a><br />Nice sunrise coming up over the North Bridge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEILAD3wkw647Mf6wOEbIcGheSnkY4d1ysLZ1_F9Fb-y0Vw8NEBB9XCh76Rd_wl269kvEr3N9XfCkN42YYzZdHoYvbFbXxMCMmKc485ulM6H1j0mQRe2zzQVWJgYTGsJs82zoe4MKN0ay/s1600-h/Random-2008+1471.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEILAD3wkw647Mf6wOEbIcGheSnkY4d1ysLZ1_F9Fb-y0Vw8NEBB9XCh76Rd_wl269kvEr3N9XfCkN42YYzZdHoYvbFbXxMCMmKc485ulM6H1j0mQRe2zzQVWJgYTGsJs82zoe4MKN0ay/s320/Random-2008+1471.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319538310819480434" border="0" /></a><br />Front seat in the top of the double-decker bus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa3KNfG97q8u4E99a8F0n-PIkpu80lUfPBdYuK02sJYF1lybQVeu8qfyEf-VVx3R9QRgQmnxht-emif0PDKLvVBW3dFv0Mv2apEt-iTSPlPlRqmeFm0Oyyf6KIYt1uFSmFlwL5t1LGVn4/s1600-h/Random-2008+1472.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa3KNfG97q8u4E99a8F0n-PIkpu80lUfPBdYuK02sJYF1lybQVeu8qfyEf-VVx3R9QRgQmnxht-emif0PDKLvVBW3dFv0Mv2apEt-iTSPlPlRqmeFm0Oyyf6KIYt1uFSmFlwL5t1LGVn4/s320/Random-2008+1472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319538307635927042" border="0" /></a><br />Frenchie sandwich in CDG.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-17986634980396586712008-09-13T18:37:00.000-07:002009-03-31T19:04:32.978-07:00Edinburgh (Day 3)Another day of playing tourist. First order of business, hunt down the local farmer's market.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdonSOgCtDdiIAnS779BTi4MYwDYMhdR-gqoMnfWtHCUpbNi4BlYEPd5VKkBu-I3rrsOvVf80pYZJpDybAFwQOjPf9T71ArqiTKXOh52Eiw4SA04D_THXDefpeQLEbB391RVoF1yxCVBw/s1600-h/Random-2008+1404.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdonSOgCtDdiIAnS779BTi4MYwDYMhdR-gqoMnfWtHCUpbNi4BlYEPd5VKkBu-I3rrsOvVf80pYZJpDybAFwQOjPf9T71ArqiTKXOh52Eiw4SA04D_THXDefpeQLEbB391RVoF1yxCVBw/s320/Random-2008+1404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532678757743634" border="0" /></a><br />Hunted!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1ZfXP60SUiAR06KjrOEKkmHSR6aZA8y3Hp3LfdZka0AScLy1ZF3tYeKTnjOOiLTKf2Ynax78GrjhKt0W9i6X42m93jrARrobwhgUvINFz1PiYNS86Npbg884Qs4RMNeifgGgZOC3CVJv/s1600-h/Random-2008+1405.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1ZfXP60SUiAR06KjrOEKkmHSR6aZA8y3Hp3LfdZka0AScLy1ZF3tYeKTnjOOiLTKf2Ynax78GrjhKt0W9i6X42m93jrARrobwhgUvINFz1PiYNS86Npbg884Qs4RMNeifgGgZOC3CVJv/s320/Random-2008+1405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532671790809298" border="0" /></a><br />Produce.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ6kE4iLsLn6QJT2HjTK9U4SPYNfKUgL3HfIBd9hvRuIZgA9ZEUr_zXV5nnsbSiuqYX9OLgX37w10TBi9tMuwBKLWvt8Rfq2Wi4TOvBcNVJfN-7k3zsDeZu85DcOuRgvq9iTgp75aiMM1/s1600-h/Random-2008+1406.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ6kE4iLsLn6QJT2HjTK9U4SPYNfKUgL3HfIBd9hvRuIZgA9ZEUr_zXV5nnsbSiuqYX9OLgX37w10TBi9tMuwBKLWvt8Rfq2Wi4TOvBcNVJfN-7k3zsDeZu85DcOuRgvq9iTgp75aiMM1/s320/Random-2008+1406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532671576001794" border="0" /></a><br />Oh deer!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nqOUziOmyjZNIXrF0sPZP3l_7B4mwq4H0q9AAoi2iR_8OHWOcifzLeCmcBrXIxpvicq0WfPOL5KPi4d2mjiMhJ8M0PDtqpXzog-9ZC7xUqngAgXwzPz_5lto_39Re4f1-gIVbyfs2yjo/s1600-h/Random-2008+1407.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nqOUziOmyjZNIXrF0sPZP3l_7B4mwq4H0q9AAoi2iR_8OHWOcifzLeCmcBrXIxpvicq0WfPOL5KPi4d2mjiMhJ8M0PDtqpXzog-9ZC7xUqngAgXwzPz_5lto_39Re4f1-gIVbyfs2yjo/s320/Random-2008+1407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532666732368162" border="0" /></a><br />Double entrende.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkSU5pndlg06gOhXqMdgSpZOUcVFYnfSlsvuoCBHJkIVcsIazBtcckPenAIh4vAyR6xS1JnBO56kAAscfins0H1w8yuy4oEBJUYt6ZFFb3AWPWo4obZSKTaDKqa4rMbV-7PZgwwbAZ1uM/s1600-h/Random-2008+1408.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkSU5pndlg06gOhXqMdgSpZOUcVFYnfSlsvuoCBHJkIVcsIazBtcckPenAIh4vAyR6xS1JnBO56kAAscfins0H1w8yuy4oEBJUYt6ZFFb3AWPWo4obZSKTaDKqa4rMbV-7PZgwwbAZ1uM/s320/Random-2008+1408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532664166330546" border="0" /></a><br />Cheese.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DUpKvsbciKqiawU5bJqOuosgBKHPP8bb7Fxh15Z_14DVhh3DXfUG2V-tbRT9vcwU9C6dKhxcay2qW9S_gMDcfWW7sYXTOVBdTiI42kyrCWE42NhGWtDsyAaB48ri1yNkI6r__u2_Lov3/s1600-h/Random-2008+1410.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DUpKvsbciKqiawU5bJqOuosgBKHPP8bb7Fxh15Z_14DVhh3DXfUG2V-tbRT9vcwU9C6dKhxcay2qW9S_gMDcfWW7sYXTOVBdTiI42kyrCWE42NhGWtDsyAaB48ri1yNkI6r__u2_Lov3/s320/Random-2008+1410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532500715354658" border="0" /></a><br />Fresh breads.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ_ohNuWU30DyOlsYlZXAUFxpMioNQpVhKRVq1Jr4lk9ZFJDp3377DUFkSRcE4MgF5JrLQO6c4i8wi8awgO6aywNU1OLfIVpMWKONvBV1hDpacF4dFPhuzR8KwmzRxrW9t4fwhdADH0g6/s1600-h/Random-2008+1411.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ_ohNuWU30DyOlsYlZXAUFxpMioNQpVhKRVq1Jr4lk9ZFJDp3377DUFkSRcE4MgF5JrLQO6c4i8wi8awgO6aywNU1OLfIVpMWKONvBV1hDpacF4dFPhuzR8KwmzRxrW9t4fwhdADH0g6/s320/Random-2008+1411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532498864094914" border="0" /></a><br />Fresh quail? I don't know my game birds as well as I should.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh38-BHgYjUjkTVWm7eM8NlSBajJ4049MXSDIE_aQwTjZPoXsAVuFpjI0f5igSRBYSXmj2a-da6Pg2GLSbzFl7iewW2WokQZpvVXbf1KbcN8o-7QpcIww0DjYGoMytBSz8ktFlRM7vAZF/s1600-h/Random-2008+1412.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh38-BHgYjUjkTVWm7eM8NlSBajJ4049MXSDIE_aQwTjZPoXsAVuFpjI0f5igSRBYSXmj2a-da6Pg2GLSbzFl7iewW2WokQZpvVXbf1KbcN8o-7QpcIww0DjYGoMytBSz8ktFlRM7vAZF/s320/Random-2008+1412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532494239664306" border="0" /></a><br />Sausage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8YcZ-8X1qwWzU7OlmHt5PfyznzhoxObBeXfW1uaw_c6PaAUXeMdvelk8yzu4_KHAib9zzT6du5-yFpbuac6nOoLBsmdnH41bR7hL6XIFuuzypfJjp98p5vfRl1jo1okHQZQ9IkZE5hxB/s1600-h/Random-2008+1413.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8YcZ-8X1qwWzU7OlmHt5PfyznzhoxObBeXfW1uaw_c6PaAUXeMdvelk8yzu4_KHAib9zzT6du5-yFpbuac6nOoLBsmdnH41bR7hL6XIFuuzypfJjp98p5vfRl1jo1okHQZQ9IkZE5hxB/s320/Random-2008+1413.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532495096775762" border="0" /></a><br />Seacritters.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEfOcxH4cTaMC_Pk1WwbQgTA_we6a-TzotGdsvdU_ASsoPgm0urwcLsY-tTDXVrl4nO-oWMd5UbfaWLRXU8jzGk_e7ADGJ6Bm-eq_iJ0QBzHBz_4HNf8dSLTVUX6wQFxesV-_iJVwLD_r/s1600-h/Random-2008+1414.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEfOcxH4cTaMC_Pk1WwbQgTA_we6a-TzotGdsvdU_ASsoPgm0urwcLsY-tTDXVrl4nO-oWMd5UbfaWLRXU8jzGk_e7ADGJ6Bm-eq_iJ0QBzHBz_4HNf8dSLTVUX6wQFxesV-_iJVwLD_r/s320/Random-2008+1414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532491620193714" border="0" /></a><br />More produce.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI1dKzrdfSst9waDE0jPSThj4F8wfOb-eVCi5K_L4vAMm5Dq_qkV5VER6x63GkzBd4jfkfb7V-RQdhB4KpOVmYtdgjaCXgVhxxtGDCi31BCfCD1vh1THpytwz-IrjIBsVu23adTNj4xlo/s1600-h/Random-2008+1415.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI1dKzrdfSst9waDE0jPSThj4F8wfOb-eVCi5K_L4vAMm5Dq_qkV5VER6x63GkzBd4jfkfb7V-RQdhB4KpOVmYtdgjaCXgVhxxtGDCi31BCfCD1vh1THpytwz-IrjIBsVu23adTNj4xlo/s320/Random-2008+1415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532397248859618" border="0" /></a><br />Time to eat! I ordered myself a "bacon buttie." What's that you ask?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPnC0AKOXfCyHBEywwcn4LVPJ3PgBGfcZCrXwGo2BmepQDxy29quAQXYSAWAIlZnwzqm3Rs1wFi8iRzE95Ru02SSdmoRwvyxTHQr2ROyycFbDXsq13ZjRGNUfiFG9fzVry2dzsnse2TTd/s1600-h/Random-2008+1416.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPnC0AKOXfCyHBEywwcn4LVPJ3PgBGfcZCrXwGo2BmepQDxy29quAQXYSAWAIlZnwzqm3Rs1wFi8iRzE95Ru02SSdmoRwvyxTHQr2ROyycFbDXsq13ZjRGNUfiFG9fzVry2dzsnse2TTd/s320/Random-2008+1416.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532395115127346" border="0" /></a><br />It's basically a bacon sandwich. Bread + bacon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiT0iGsipa_43W7ufzrXUY_4NhiIJHsFvgooCES2TmZGuEwXAkSAGeyw0Ts-OvNkLD0JxrZxDFeuoYKi1jSSQsRQbEDQ9IUy8MTP7_qGrC1AmzOy6suUdv2N9cxd1xRUM0f4NucFBuXI5/s1600-h/Random-2008+1417.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiT0iGsipa_43W7ufzrXUY_4NhiIJHsFvgooCES2TmZGuEwXAkSAGeyw0Ts-OvNkLD0JxrZxDFeuoYKi1jSSQsRQbEDQ9IUy8MTP7_qGrC1AmzOy6suUdv2N9cxd1xRUM0f4NucFBuXI5/s320/Random-2008+1417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532396097769378" border="0" /></a><br />Add a little mustard and a little brown sauce, what's not to like? (Also, the bacon is cut differently than the usual strips us Yanks are used to.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J2pvVIiis3Y_GE0W0foL5wd_KqfA7ufMy4pScOferJv0MrRJOubfCtEvltepu_AvyqfK-zCLlilFFyXrIL42Qhyphenhypheneeq4G79CAB3oSwBsSeA70lsb2sCSVccAoy4YXzFPpQNDkOSvivsOo/s1600-h/Random-2008+1418.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J2pvVIiis3Y_GE0W0foL5wd_KqfA7ufMy4pScOferJv0MrRJOubfCtEvltepu_AvyqfK-zCLlilFFyXrIL42Qhyphenhypheneeq4G79CAB3oSwBsSeA70lsb2sCSVccAoy4YXzFPpQNDkOSvivsOo/s320/Random-2008+1418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532390128701490" border="0" /></a><br />More breads.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR2BckCBCvlV0HcsFmT4_LfHDnJAqZ2ukocrPm_76upGAdQ0NCFW4QXjJfjViuxzUoiAzo_Lqe_ST5eEOlT4DK_MVYugb-yi4DH7NBNZKNVEqZwu_M8vA6DYCP8aP2A3o6fnm28DEGDLP/s1600-h/Random-2008+1419.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR2BckCBCvlV0HcsFmT4_LfHDnJAqZ2ukocrPm_76upGAdQ0NCFW4QXjJfjViuxzUoiAzo_Lqe_ST5eEOlT4DK_MVYugb-yi4DH7NBNZKNVEqZwu_M8vA6DYCP8aP2A3o6fnm28DEGDLP/s320/Random-2008+1419.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532390107124018" border="0" /></a><br />Scotch eggs. (huh?)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnMTyqf_YeZZvhI6YDNmgvK-d3dm-O0Jm5O4Jw6gtjBUIUPT_qAby4j0wVD1ttTplnOGIQxbnJoEoXnRVAD97yqbW_9daGhACkR6x8kDVKXw_wdJVtlZjSW3jBQ3Tiyb80xzKQs6uuA4w/s1600-h/Random-2008+1420.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnMTyqf_YeZZvhI6YDNmgvK-d3dm-O0Jm5O4Jw6gtjBUIUPT_qAby4j0wVD1ttTplnOGIQxbnJoEoXnRVAD97yqbW_9daGhACkR6x8kDVKXw_wdJVtlZjSW3jBQ3Tiyb80xzKQs6uuA4w/s320/Random-2008+1420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532282941370882" border="0" /></a><br />Hard boiled egg, wrapped in meat, breaded and deep fried. Genius!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21DujYj1ZLLAiaEZmK3ir8S6-EcMrRJ1-9Qf3X4I_xwsLA5x8ush7mvxMeooEnBi8ng471d4eX7-59GMirHS_ZhY6zOHIjCv6v9ZeVY15fzSLbvxrzoW8v1BUnM3t3v8Kp7xjH9K5xJ34/s1600-h/Random-2008+1421.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21DujYj1ZLLAiaEZmK3ir8S6-EcMrRJ1-9Qf3X4I_xwsLA5x8ush7mvxMeooEnBi8ng471d4eX7-59GMirHS_ZhY6zOHIjCv6v9ZeVY15fzSLbvxrzoW8v1BUnM3t3v8Kp7xjH9K5xJ34/s320/Random-2008+1421.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532279328301266" border="0" /></a><br />National museum of Scotland. Really nice free museum. Wandered around for some a while, but I wish I had more time to see all of the exhibits.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuouKgrJbFYBn56pCSO1jMMN7ypvG-6FJgRHfqQZrdSmQ7GQiF3VIqG8JdIZF06flPNigVzgH5YojCVIayi_QifYCPnmT1Y0SH76SL2gcfHy2B7Eg8T4CNKowrpJDUWAmlE5U3RQlCRMBA/s1600-h/Random-2008+1422.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuouKgrJbFYBn56pCSO1jMMN7ypvG-6FJgRHfqQZrdSmQ7GQiF3VIqG8JdIZF06flPNigVzgH5YojCVIayi_QifYCPnmT1Y0SH76SL2gcfHy2B7Eg8T4CNKowrpJDUWAmlE5U3RQlCRMBA/s320/Random-2008+1422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532280014790626" border="0" /></a><br />They don't like Scientologists o'er there, either.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3-TliEdKzmkLMG_M-qJ6QYjorze0I6-xZxhC0jhBoKj19tz8_havso021O2shzxoC9IYfhyaZsjpZpi1KDmrcODwtOGAFkbU7-SZbLgMyGJr0ySRfkQZ33e3SmSl7_eUTGJsf_g8a7CN/s1600-h/Random-2008+1425.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3-TliEdKzmkLMG_M-qJ6QYjorze0I6-xZxhC0jhBoKj19tz8_havso021O2shzxoC9IYfhyaZsjpZpi1KDmrcODwtOGAFkbU7-SZbLgMyGJr0ySRfkQZ33e3SmSl7_eUTGJsf_g8a7CN/s320/Random-2008+1425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532274344988786" border="0" /></a><br />Lunch time. Edinburgh is right on the water, and as such they have a good supply of fresh seafood. Oysters!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUCJQ31Olf9xEKzL6IhQ8iFMTejWAIrXaohtTtKbMTC76lDnlyVlckfgEmOqjPaXMH04wjPjK7j0ny_xsN2G-7F5D3og_BKGTFSvq3TtQBQoZKKX7G_aPVnidtt9KQxAJIHy1LrfeOO6K/s1600-h/Random-2008+1426.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUCJQ31Olf9xEKzL6IhQ8iFMTejWAIrXaohtTtKbMTC76lDnlyVlckfgEmOqjPaXMH04wjPjK7j0ny_xsN2G-7F5D3og_BKGTFSvq3TtQBQoZKKX7G_aPVnidtt9KQxAJIHy1LrfeOO6K/s320/Random-2008+1426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532138924054034" border="0" /></a><br />A half-kilo pot of mussels. Mustard and chive flavored. Yum.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlkytzcQB1IJhsW5HaDNZpIR1U5RPpiu62jD02Vkx-Ax6y6Q4QnB_CcQXbiNQEA-gMpJb2_DHExFrBKx_XTNug_23jgOlzyVqVAQXrvcdKzRml-UuabHCRnbX2T0B5v9VlYXxj7s8WHsr/s1600-h/Random-2008+1429.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlkytzcQB1IJhsW5HaDNZpIR1U5RPpiu62jD02Vkx-Ax6y6Q4QnB_CcQXbiNQEA-gMpJb2_DHExFrBKx_XTNug_23jgOlzyVqVAQXrvcdKzRml-UuabHCRnbX2T0B5v9VlYXxj7s8WHsr/s320/Random-2008+1429.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532138931469602" border="0" /></a><br />Kids being kids and just playing in the park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGClRpPCgixmSw8cQWrjDEve6hVPobhn7j-8AbhFXG-8vcUr9KrVtcFsPJofkrQazn3SoLyQa4jk3qpWwAIM7UHJ7nsyyzZCVzxb6lEEHNNT-OZYsJNYosj1FdLnGGXvHSQ1YdRP3OHnfj/s1600-h/Random-2008+1423.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGClRpPCgixmSw8cQWrjDEve6hVPobhn7j-8AbhFXG-8vcUr9KrVtcFsPJofkrQazn3SoLyQa4jk3qpWwAIM7UHJ7nsyyzZCVzxb6lEEHNNT-OZYsJNYosj1FdLnGGXvHSQ1YdRP3OHnfj/s320/Random-2008+1423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532280269029010" border="0" /></a><br />Walked over to the train station.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41vtw0gTTGqMZuwyNTk8_sRYzTXiFaWSNBRbeMqUc9kP05C6V1BpyNRGIfNfAQWF1RyKKeoshK0fjYpdMXBe0QuMHOQSOJhtp3YIY0GZLaczCYM3Lm9V4Xz1YwHy23i4SQAOYTdN8GBhh/s1600-h/Random-2008+1430.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41vtw0gTTGqMZuwyNTk8_sRYzTXiFaWSNBRbeMqUc9kP05C6V1BpyNRGIfNfAQWF1RyKKeoshK0fjYpdMXBe0QuMHOQSOJhtp3YIY0GZLaczCYM3Lm9V4Xz1YwHy23i4SQAOYTdN8GBhh/s320/Random-2008+1430.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532138773011570" border="0" /></a><br />Taxi pickup/drop off round-about.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohOoJ-byQ0SQ6eJRwydli_-HMFNu-QyVma0KP8VK33oUCwAFgSzyByMYTmgCC-B6V8HGulcxDypXiY9HHrPTgq_F5yTT65qiX6u504pagIHpihICM_XzAZYQxA6YsvHBSmekoPKsihkxY/s1600-h/Random-2008+1431.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohOoJ-byQ0SQ6eJRwydli_-HMFNu-QyVma0KP8VK33oUCwAFgSzyByMYTmgCC-B6V8HGulcxDypXiY9HHrPTgq_F5yTT65qiX6u504pagIHpihICM_XzAZYQxA6YsvHBSmekoPKsihkxY/s320/Random-2008+1431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532131916605938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk0TRWr1eer6Y8vjUGxn5S7ABLfAaHSSwQ8kfQ0sl3CSiUAouA91UnnJEeeR7eN2_3Uw2QCgHcdJXKM6f42-71Q2UGkv68dLSwMKCqck20bsUZCRkcTGC8kBGhP7hTAMClUIAWzCG_Lmh/s1600-h/Random-2008+1432.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk0TRWr1eer6Y8vjUGxn5S7ABLfAaHSSwQ8kfQ0sl3CSiUAouA91UnnJEeeR7eN2_3Uw2QCgHcdJXKM6f42-71Q2UGkv68dLSwMKCqck20bsUZCRkcTGC8kBGhP7hTAMClUIAWzCG_Lmh/s320/Random-2008+1432.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319532129696732354" border="0" /></a><br />I thought that this was interesting. Basically a performance report showing percentage of time trains were on time, late within a certain margin, etc. Imagine how ludicrous this would look for any of the train/subway systems in the US? (0%, 0%, 2%, 0%, 1%, ...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4wi4F-QuEIGVT-RjTk47EFiwjyYtiAHzOeClkFwkZnltahB1SbfpKXKC5wvrghUrrBefTuDNHGapLDmCNRpz7xKlDetTD9c5rDi_HfobVzLsQjwJE_cyz0B2W8bAwNOrk39ynF9Wxcta/s1600-h/Random-2008+1438.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4wi4F-QuEIGVT-RjTk47EFiwjyYtiAHzOeClkFwkZnltahB1SbfpKXKC5wvrghUrrBefTuDNHGapLDmCNRpz7xKlDetTD9c5rDi_HfobVzLsQjwJE_cyz0B2W8bAwNOrk39ynF9Wxcta/s320/Random-2008+1438.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531970705506962" border="0" /></a><br />The city observatory. They used to drop a ball from the top of the tower at 1pm so that ships in the harbor could watch and set their clocks (important for old-school naval navigation... sextants and all that jazz). That's also why they fire the cannon at the same time each day in case the weather was too poor for the ships to see the tower. Perhaps this is also where we get the wacky "ball drop" traditions for New Years...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaUox-hNDTMenR9xGSR6V-bgEiChYBdT6PBCR4vnFC4xiCWhVzsXPwPRT6uggkfJ4AC0Hx3xZayXHmWLuM0itQA5c9wXEt3-bZKrTsQHtJhgs3z9kcGoypqQ9g9ZvT4z8Lt-Ro7WR4PD1/s1600-h/Random-2008+1439.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaUox-hNDTMenR9xGSR6V-bgEiChYBdT6PBCR4vnFC4xiCWhVzsXPwPRT6uggkfJ4AC0Hx3xZayXHmWLuM0itQA5c9wXEt3-bZKrTsQHtJhgs3z9kcGoypqQ9g9ZvT4z8Lt-Ro7WR4PD1/s320/Random-2008+1439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531966268199666" border="0" /></a><br />View from a top the observatory over toward Holyrood and Arthur's Seat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YQcLS0CiV50PURYhf-4X975chPkFx6Q74AN6in702Nn51imTx1MdWmplRsUE5RjxHsV6fVUI_Cm0nnBnabpu40OZCXc4MDngmFinKevZq9VOBsFj2f7fb9PRlkn95T1pfb3xBT-VSEWY/s1600-h/Random-2008+1441.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YQcLS0CiV50PURYhf-4X975chPkFx6Q74AN6in702Nn51imTx1MdWmplRsUE5RjxHsV6fVUI_Cm0nnBnabpu40OZCXc4MDngmFinKevZq9VOBsFj2f7fb9PRlkn95T1pfb3xBT-VSEWY/s320/Random-2008+1441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531962102072834" border="0" /></a><br />The Romans were here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8GRgbGR_J-0HbFYLAknWpUnhD-F8dqaBJM4j8x4r7Jjrcnw1vZ8fzoAdwkX4rpsSETLVf_RG-J4EwhVy1ghDigT2c01J28pdjpp8xE-ItJ2vY0VRWQcv9hJl7WdOxiQoJdgTVIKsdOhQ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1443.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8GRgbGR_J-0HbFYLAknWpUnhD-F8dqaBJM4j8x4r7Jjrcnw1vZ8fzoAdwkX4rpsSETLVf_RG-J4EwhVy1ghDigT2c01J28pdjpp8xE-ItJ2vY0VRWQcv9hJl7WdOxiQoJdgTVIKsdOhQ/s320/Random-2008+1443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531960314848834" border="0" /></a><br />View the other direction back toward the castle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg5pEu3cWiK4CoJ9uF9AAw8PREBLE0XJjOvBsAnTxXZ7hN-AdXVbMKN3-ppm_cRmKVlcp9iyIIxUrVgm1j_bLkpuddspAJA9vvnMoAz4cFsMFyoWOfElpRjkX2mYj-iMloqazOontVjJx/s1600-h/Random-2008+1444.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg5pEu3cWiK4CoJ9uF9AAw8PREBLE0XJjOvBsAnTxXZ7hN-AdXVbMKN3-ppm_cRmKVlcp9iyIIxUrVgm1j_bLkpuddspAJA9vvnMoAz4cFsMFyoWOfElpRjkX2mYj-iMloqazOontVjJx/s320/Random-2008+1444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531959552439874" border="0" /></a><br />On my way to hike up to Arthur's Seat, the bicycle racks by the parliament building. Looks like random shapes perhaps...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV99YoLRLcRBrk9PY9nwMlLj73-cRFAekP9LQnn0dp0R3NYjChl99oLY-_eo2qQwMhvyxiPeCEng0TqdCXSHoH9eSlyWv8_dJt2AHyU9BvvmRMowu-Yg6P9NIZ6frK60fGpR_UGH6UDOr5/s1600-h/Random-2008+1445.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV99YoLRLcRBrk9PY9nwMlLj73-cRFAekP9LQnn0dp0R3NYjChl99oLY-_eo2qQwMhvyxiPeCEng0TqdCXSHoH9eSlyWv8_dJt2AHyU9BvvmRMowu-Yg6P9NIZ6frK60fGpR_UGH6UDOr5/s320/Random-2008+1445.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531796790693874" border="0" /></a><br />Until you get them all lined up and then they form the shape of a bike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLbjx6gWRLnZk712GlkmStasqoFNW_as75fImLJR5N4moM7VHT6WZuj8SOLxGlNFYO80RPTVsZSe9F1d4huoCPeZQzCh223lXde3sO9i9SuM9aawYOJjQLgozlaQmtC-KqEenycaAC_4j/s1600-h/Random-2008+1446.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLbjx6gWRLnZk712GlkmStasqoFNW_as75fImLJR5N4moM7VHT6WZuj8SOLxGlNFYO80RPTVsZSe9F1d4huoCPeZQzCh223lXde3sO9i9SuM9aawYOJjQLgozlaQmtC-KqEenycaAC_4j/s320/Random-2008+1446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531798900023106" border="0" /></a><br />Slightly muddy in places.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFzaxB-VycfCfb_fAvCpxzSxjSllEMXjp_pDU74x635nqNvM8Odt1znCBVKrknwA0uLnKeuqp5fZYpcsn7qKzXuIUE1XqzBr8dMUos1nflovc4-m_89DFITxgzrB5yWVNSA_pqZaLvbi0/s1600-h/Random-2008+1447.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFzaxB-VycfCfb_fAvCpxzSxjSllEMXjp_pDU74x635nqNvM8Odt1znCBVKrknwA0uLnKeuqp5fZYpcsn7qKzXuIUE1XqzBr8dMUos1nflovc4-m_89DFITxgzrB5yWVNSA_pqZaLvbi0/s320/Random-2008+1447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531799086606402" border="0" /></a><br />It was actually nice that it wasn't sunny otherwise it would've been too warm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1f2tbNneZfepryqHrHQ_lJ5etwvJhC5yN9IeJM6VrPTUeQlAbHo8_hUZ586dZbxavWuglbdvzUD8W9uTOuhUBvjifgFcQRKNVft5SCqqIPSc_cX_ccJoVn9Yo-2FucQS9E5nl9XoXtk_/s1600-h/Random-2008+1448.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1f2tbNneZfepryqHrHQ_lJ5etwvJhC5yN9IeJM6VrPTUeQlAbHo8_hUZ586dZbxavWuglbdvzUD8W9uTOuhUBvjifgFcQRKNVft5SCqqIPSc_cX_ccJoVn9Yo-2FucQS9E5nl9XoXtk_/s320/Random-2008+1448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531795413841586" border="0" /></a><br />I don't always choose the wisest/easiest paths to hike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzah_TL_PJDJ7Uv4RNeK6dmA0lGJA1WHF__V51RBMC3gCQOVtn9WDqIZozLCOjDi6XIMnhCrEJDgBrDd3cOnDJMezvWWO7nNW0f3RKg8INcmyGSwaLbLCW6SRMMK3pvD5qus5VNYWEyPB4/s1600-h/Random-2008+1449.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzah_TL_PJDJ7Uv4RNeK6dmA0lGJA1WHF__V51RBMC3gCQOVtn9WDqIZozLCOjDi6XIMnhCrEJDgBrDd3cOnDJMezvWWO7nNW0f3RKg8INcmyGSwaLbLCW6SRMMK3pvD5qus5VNYWEyPB4/s320/Random-2008+1449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531792247289138" border="0" /></a><br />Up on top!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xR3u7LcfN3ubh3m1gPMvZnnao-MvCuejeAnhP0z7gwK9nr6uvIYoVqlWyPdBWP2CIzWQ1X3og2TDGodn1zL36lVzfss_smejMO0K_e9tvHP8YieAdztMflh6c5kHFj0pUyIFVEGgBLEq/s1600-h/Random-2008+1450.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbNYPztv-hCeJJYAdEkco2zlSalaQzBTLIObcFP2Ht61skUhU5yS_ewvEZJuHKsrCBzzGASnuRC4ApMO_nzk70TQzCBBPm1oITFLQMuQtwk2U0BiEQvnn4swgK6EInVO5lOJ22wrSie5_/s320/Random-2008+1454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531697150242706" border="0" /></a><br />Made it back down. Time for a refreshing drink. Irn Bru is a Scottish soda that actually rivals Coca Cola here in Scotland. I think this is one of the few non-global products to challenge Coke reasonably well anywhere in the world.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WwzVoK6ANZM2io6IQ_b3nRXIbWWuJi88ThHVkr0HW2rNjgvtPHKUZX7BYgP8EjMe-w6beQRCtr3jSfEGhL-ehOYMuMqLd9W7go12qnI_ZSj2W3PCmE6olshwUcuRwAgot1Rcrl1LEZWD/s1600-h/Random-2008+1455.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WwzVoK6ANZM2io6IQ_b3nRXIbWWuJi88ThHVkr0HW2rNjgvtPHKUZX7BYgP8EjMe-w6beQRCtr3jSfEGhL-ehOYMuMqLd9W7go12qnI_ZSj2W3PCmE6olshwUcuRwAgot1Rcrl1LEZWD/s320/Random-2008+1455.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531589315242066" border="0" /></a><br />Back over to the castle where they had fire outside the gate now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzCYvbK90-EPRNG04OZZ0w_iirf2pYuyWf7fOeHglmIEf63zkoJisVt9dEMrbpmA4-Rue4HN7FzsZn5LtinLYkVtSfHeZukRJVXItS6sLgF1_6IBYpPF0sTcgJBzOKFrn2aOcz1i_n6Ex/s1600-h/Random-2008+1456.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzCYvbK90-EPRNG04OZZ0w_iirf2pYuyWf7fOeHglmIEf63zkoJisVt9dEMrbpmA4-Rue4HN7FzsZn5LtinLYkVtSfHeZukRJVXItS6sLgF1_6IBYpPF0sTcgJBzOKFrn2aOcz1i_n6Ex/s320/Random-2008+1456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531582920196834" border="0" /></a><br />Why back to the castle?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgRKlu9qGReQietcarmTdXxISoNtkD3dyzpP3I3NlpPrv_Hi8NLnwZwqPkxUe_e4FHn_L2kfhO4RIY2JIsYSvxKDCIY-dEYYnwSK_ZOdiY7ouYznnh_wyl853DdYr-x2yPW0vimhJc3WZ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1457.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgRKlu9qGReQietcarmTdXxISoNtkD3dyzpP3I3NlpPrv_Hi8NLnwZwqPkxUe_e4FHn_L2kfhO4RIY2JIsYSvxKDCIY-dEYYnwSK_ZOdiY7ouYznnh_wyl853DdYr-x2yPW0vimhJc3WZ/s320/Random-2008+1457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531582603401106" border="0" /></a><br />This is why. (I was too hungover the previous day to have ice cream as the first thing in my stomach.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjuTXr6g3Le08iN0dRczH15PggMflQiVzYRmPoM97i5WKds58HQtd3qpmFg3Udd0xWJvAr0Tc-vmYTdnbNROgXQK4MH57-L7wnhbUl6_9oCNsNlPaRw20mGpD1MCh03e91CLhhU-_HN9t/s1600-h/Random-2008+1458.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjuTXr6g3Le08iN0dRczH15PggMflQiVzYRmPoM97i5WKds58HQtd3qpmFg3Udd0xWJvAr0Tc-vmYTdnbNROgXQK4MH57-L7wnhbUl6_9oCNsNlPaRw20mGpD1MCh03e91CLhhU-_HN9t/s320/Random-2008+1458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531581576428354" border="0" /></a><br />Really good, creamy, old-skool ice cream. Well worth the walk back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMnCU3avA62JzwYlKehOore5z0WmgJUeUsXirC1-fhavJsUnPeKJeEhdVf-XECEvWYkQtrjzKri5rAbXhzwT6JZzw3J_g_PqXJqSPg5mEuDHi4U3Y4Q_oiEvGzsTWvQrYHhucJqxe1xEJ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1459.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMnCU3avA62JzwYlKehOore5z0WmgJUeUsXirC1-fhavJsUnPeKJeEhdVf-XECEvWYkQtrjzKri5rAbXhzwT6JZzw3J_g_PqXJqSPg5mEuDHi4U3Y4Q_oiEvGzsTWvQrYHhucJqxe1xEJ/s320/Random-2008+1459.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531568514259570" border="0" /></a><br />I then made a stop in the cheesy "Scotch Whisky Heritage Center". They had some funny quotes on this cloth. I liked: "Gentleman, I have just met with the most wonderful adventure that ever befell a human being. As I was walking along the Grassmarket, all of a sudden, the street rose up and struck me in the face." -- Lord Rockville, 1877.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4k7yhyphenhyphenif2hOO4EjkC_YXjWIR0s9VLubHQdIO8DcvdxU3kE1pd-YIgnsh6uCUJKRBauq-aBALhckh34RlVMGwayMgPyMrE2mAp5hcF_agIXy_v0XrIN2wyM-s7-t1IacFca92a7Avz1cq/s1600-h/Random-2008+1460.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4k7yhyphenhyphenif2hOO4EjkC_YXjWIR0s9VLubHQdIO8DcvdxU3kE1pd-YIgnsh6uCUJKRBauq-aBALhckh34RlVMGwayMgPyMrE2mAp5hcF_agIXy_v0XrIN2wyM-s7-t1IacFca92a7Avz1cq/s320/Random-2008+1460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531457786933810" border="0" /></a><br />Scotch samples included with price of admission.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_5BnvTw-OuPNtdIUorUFSKbgxOJRrvGgRx5RMvW8JeDx_-neq4m9u7iMQoc5YbLj13Gm3zhhLLS85jNP5bAYr4XaGSLUWpBzT0kCRGRc5KN1Y6lIgMdYvDoRFdmoQnpNUOfFG73vo138/s1600-h/Random-2008+1461.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_5BnvTw-OuPNtdIUorUFSKbgxOJRrvGgRx5RMvW8JeDx_-neq4m9u7iMQoc5YbLj13Gm3zhhLLS85jNP5bAYr4XaGSLUWpBzT0kCRGRc5KN1Y6lIgMdYvDoRFdmoQnpNUOfFG73vo138/s320/Random-2008+1461.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531451620007170" border="0" /></a><br />Cheesy Mr. Rogers-looking model of a Scotch distillery.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOk-DXiaNQHq_6Rwz5DDFBMntk4GWzoZyoVnc2vs5BhQCX_bi1VkNsfCkDTlp4n7VMhsVvGe52wQsmgEp42OOuD68gTKejxagbDk6zEYd4B9a4Wc37h12EnesBbFdEok2m6xoxznycMwV/s1600-h/Random-2008+1462.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOk-DXiaNQHq_6Rwz5DDFBMntk4GWzoZyoVnc2vs5BhQCX_bi1VkNsfCkDTlp4n7VMhsVvGe52wQsmgEp42OOuD68gTKejxagbDk6zEYd4B9a4Wc37h12EnesBbFdEok2m6xoxznycMwV/s320/Random-2008+1462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531442593081266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtN4NQoNU3Fqu-_L01A6nFRuxeN7Dj4UpsKIaQELjaBPgiuFSSd-ETsZlh5azlEN6v4voPrlPEXkcv0xxdeWmIJBxh593Plj4OenRTtt5fXNSdlC4ZoAe_JKEQYVB1OuQgwKJ6HS-k2IBu/s1600-h/Random-2008+1463.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtN4NQoNU3Fqu-_L01A6nFRuxeN7Dj4UpsKIaQELjaBPgiuFSSd-ETsZlh5azlEN6v4voPrlPEXkcv0xxdeWmIJBxh593Plj4OenRTtt5fXNSdlC4ZoAe_JKEQYVB1OuQgwKJ6HS-k2IBu/s320/Random-2008+1463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531443633553010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXGTSbSj02SF9iXQKgxzktD4z1MrqbkOdahCOajOn4w-lhoVPpMLitJfjBBykns3WAAZH_vQNlBzbmhvn0nWoKHD_L30MTTagdvU9qXZMHMmqy4876VJ_ZjslIBjU9KnkgVffefBln4ry/s1600-h/Random-2008+1464.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXGTSbSj02SF9iXQKgxzktD4z1MrqbkOdahCOajOn4w-lhoVPpMLitJfjBBykns3WAAZH_vQNlBzbmhvn0nWoKHD_L30MTTagdvU9qXZMHMmqy4876VJ_ZjslIBjU9KnkgVffefBln4ry/s320/Random-2008+1464.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531438790676114" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, time to eat again. I was hankerin' for some bangers and mash, so that's what I got.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1WSt_eAMos8eMrjPKrmrtHHyCq0Rf57zMKK4v23V3Gxq1PWaUSGVE_5LO7oFBW2bMPZ7Rw5pv6hRhF2TQGgV-6zpx1rKV5aITGIXyHe_9VbTNuitupcXH7LP35Evmxyb-VKEWtVjflNg/s1600-h/Random-2008+1465.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1WSt_eAMos8eMrjPKrmrtHHyCq0Rf57zMKK4v23V3Gxq1PWaUSGVE_5LO7oFBW2bMPZ7Rw5pv6hRhF2TQGgV-6zpx1rKV5aITGIXyHe_9VbTNuitupcXH7LP35Evmxyb-VKEWtVjflNg/s320/Random-2008+1465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531316585755906" border="0" /></a><br />Suds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5wTtWC4TUdssoQmV75pQTrh1rtvV_Ggv56Kk7MRGl2kxyDEiSUyJhXP29pd4cGqCSk97dCOfJe30is4eLzL92ohakqJ-GwYh8DscxG_NO5EQaK6hgb45WPhUQXE3TwjZKefHl1_XXSpU/s1600-h/Random-2008+1466.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5wTtWC4TUdssoQmV75pQTrh1rtvV_Ggv56Kk7MRGl2kxyDEiSUyJhXP29pd4cGqCSk97dCOfJe30is4eLzL92ohakqJ-GwYh8DscxG_NO5EQaK6hgb45WPhUQXE3TwjZKefHl1_XXSpU/s320/Random-2008+1466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531318006664962" border="0" /></a><br />Bangers and mash.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4Mc9KsnbwGMdsZBJCB8Di9NszkgHtNRupOCZYs_NXUwcwqg261Cqc-pS7_euAMmEsSYwfAPl1U7DwZ4SjRKWRNqkTzJBqCbYazhwpD0qTJAKgrkSpITQozo_Cm6X9KBWa0hBSy9VVMH8/s1600-h/Random-2008+1467.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4Mc9KsnbwGMdsZBJCB8Di9NszkgHtNRupOCZYs_NXUwcwqg261Cqc-pS7_euAMmEsSYwfAPl1U7DwZ4SjRKWRNqkTzJBqCbYazhwpD0qTJAKgrkSpITQozo_Cm6X9KBWa0hBSy9VVMH8/s320/Random-2008+1467.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531311952329170" border="0" /></a><br />There was something on the menu called "mushy peas." I was curious, so I ordered it, and lo-and-behold, it was a big ol' bowl of ... you guessed it, mushy peas. Unfortunately, it didn't have all that much flavor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEica7nEbL-Z7NLGYD6Wc-82IMCJeJTBU5UwOwc4oQWY4RGIMd77K0wsGw_X-sh06sZ7YZmIfq_HbWvRyiSsvoERTVwpkH0F3om0Ai15Ro8IzljxGaVYEQfcWl138wfDWwO-eYh_gf8h-PJW/s1600-h/Random-2008+1468.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEica7nEbL-Z7NLGYD6Wc-82IMCJeJTBU5UwOwc4oQWY4RGIMd77K0wsGw_X-sh06sZ7YZmIfq_HbWvRyiSsvoERTVwpkH0F3om0Ai15Ro8IzljxGaVYEQfcWl138wfDWwO-eYh_gf8h-PJW/s320/Random-2008+1468.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531310675144642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1YtaWZFhKvAfsLl6yzw-sGkuQRX0wxxGpsUOE5QCsiZV7kXYEvBFXFYGb_aysxHUtSvAkCJV8x8pXgps_Qb1ZIuDptUrxU1cC4elkHmQqOYONi2XiVI5fImhHZg9njLhQcabQXcdAs6L/s1600-h/Random-2008+1469.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1YtaWZFhKvAfsLl6yzw-sGkuQRX0wxxGpsUOE5QCsiZV7kXYEvBFXFYGb_aysxHUtSvAkCJV8x8pXgps_Qb1ZIuDptUrxU1cC4elkHmQqOYONi2XiVI5fImhHZg9njLhQcabQXcdAs6L/s320/Random-2008+1469.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319531308151493538" border="0" /></a><br />Why are potato chip flavors in the US so boring?Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-11345269628456425322008-09-12T18:08:00.000-07:002009-03-31T18:37:03.328-07:00Edinburgh (Day 2)Tourist day. Got to a late start due to the previous late night. First things first, off to Edinburgh Castle!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiDz06i7M08vod5_iIZo3no6BCxP5q6gNkwHr4__Q_vkVybIpI1vX4FSV12DWfVpPCvP7INWU2mMP113dfsCStW9hGy3y3P_cZxE02j-J8nZQ8ibX3Nx_B4Y29n9xZyCp39Nc_QiRb7Mt/s1600-h/Random-2008+1334.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiDz06i7M08vod5_iIZo3no6BCxP5q6gNkwHr4__Q_vkVybIpI1vX4FSV12DWfVpPCvP7INWU2mMP113dfsCStW9hGy3y3P_cZxE02j-J8nZQ8ibX3Nx_B4Y29n9xZyCp39Nc_QiRb7Mt/s320/Random-2008+1334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525407825117714" border="0" /></a><br />It's only a model. Ssh!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9-lJLvmOUfnnK00e0FafXb8FYmZQoYfP9o0u5uB-AvPWUXZ3DCzx-Cf6eVTSq_uBCWknqpDKwVPn7c8E_bcr9peB7vYZ9J3hr-1Q5yRJiAqaLDLeMTzv-Z-psWZ1s4j2AmJd-ntdbUBi/s1600-h/Random-2008+1335.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9-lJLvmOUfnnK00e0FafXb8FYmZQoYfP9o0u5uB-AvPWUXZ3DCzx-Cf6eVTSq_uBCWknqpDKwVPn7c8E_bcr9peB7vYZ9J3hr-1Q5yRJiAqaLDLeMTzv-Z-psWZ1s4j2AmJd-ntdbUBi/s320/Random-2008+1335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525403286979554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Z-NF0d3uQ7_RS9x4Kd6GHQj4eXHfJ6jDrCp_3cTNCBZq0NnedJQZdQCXtQ8BiXQquNgwnLXI6v_F7EHwsYutWiFy6lwPZGzBcFusrRptblw_bIB5zZ5ohflG66ouV7obbhFEbLFZxT6I/s1600-h/Random-2008+1336.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Z-NF0d3uQ7_RS9x4Kd6GHQj4eXHfJ6jDrCp_3cTNCBZq0NnedJQZdQCXtQ8BiXQquNgwnLXI6v_F7EHwsYutWiFy6lwPZGzBcFusrRptblw_bIB5zZ5ohflG66ouV7obbhFEbLFZxT6I/s320/Random-2008+1336.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525402482267138" border="0" /></a><br />View of New Town from the castle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeL79OFTgQCvaoz09Ne4JOj5mcd6dDj-LYhLH17wuwY-Fe8bpzsITRiCmDXS34upgUt5_8FzAMkGjZgNkF58BBsOfKqkfErfk78a5yHT3ZQA6Zkz1HB97GUWr4sXack_ncFLeuCI34moG/s1600-h/Random-2008+1340.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeL79OFTgQCvaoz09Ne4JOj5mcd6dDj-LYhLH17wuwY-Fe8bpzsITRiCmDXS34upgUt5_8FzAMkGjZgNkF58BBsOfKqkfErfk78a5yHT3ZQA6Zkz1HB97GUWr4sXack_ncFLeuCI34moG/s320/Random-2008+1340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525396668245058" border="0" /></a><br />The One O'Clock Gun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmUh9VNXUEB0ABqbmHIp_7oX1rsAdkVk7E_JVdGRsEuQeaoxBfbCEE021_tWzQ_ptF9u57PJDYRONDoBtP9zsWUT6C_gv-lQBaVz9dtXsbsp1lOvFw29IV5HI7nb9iXKSdH9R8GMYfQZb/s1600-h/Random-2008+1343.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmUh9VNXUEB0ABqbmHIp_7oX1rsAdkVk7E_JVdGRsEuQeaoxBfbCEE021_tWzQ_ptF9u57PJDYRONDoBtP9zsWUT6C_gv-lQBaVz9dtXsbsp1lOvFw29IV5HI7nb9iXKSdH9R8GMYfQZb/s320/Random-2008+1343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525247631197378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlgbx1JBiFlv5E-X1LiRreee3-UHVpSVzeMgIBODUuaWWIZHf1l4i35Cifm1S4pgkUfa79gvXR4du-u6sPrSoyW8Ajq7TDsVBVrA1SsDvgCV7KdHYkSvTLK8L4RlUZsUGCmYSv9FM-8qH/s1600-h/Random-2008+1344.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlgbx1JBiFlv5E-X1LiRreee3-UHVpSVzeMgIBODUuaWWIZHf1l4i35Cifm1S4pgkUfa79gvXR4du-u6sPrSoyW8Ajq7TDsVBVrA1SsDvgCV7KdHYkSvTLK8L4RlUZsUGCmYSv9FM-8qH/s320/Random-2008+1344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525247337252626" border="0" /></a><br />Cool vaulted ceiling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDx0aGZxZ0GSVEYcyeqrfgM4CakSQELEmYPYcIWnNQjbG1NWwqFRaND5G2yCDjuL3tVL8bdc0s-pF3Qj4bhyuw8dnfloZuX-bBhINkp4HBbUk6EAL8eLy2rBd_H7anIt05vGDUFTbMPp0/s1600-h/Random-2008+1345.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDx0aGZxZ0GSVEYcyeqrfgM4CakSQELEmYPYcIWnNQjbG1NWwqFRaND5G2yCDjuL3tVL8bdc0s-pF3Qj4bhyuw8dnfloZuX-bBhINkp4HBbUk6EAL8eLy2rBd_H7anIt05vGDUFTbMPp0/s320/Random-2008+1345.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525245050245922" border="0" /></a><br />S-words. (Another Connery/SNL Reference.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38YUp7_ZBilpckcZqZQOK5u0LnmxxneXnchdS6p6FLn_8ue6DXzGy0hz0GMtJJF_ub0c9mB83DUDs4YHrgB4zFzMnrSSYgS9VTrWhIgX3H7Ugv7A07fH9RjK92nF3FdL7ZIkWid-EMyK6/s1600-h/Random-2008+1346.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38YUp7_ZBilpckcZqZQOK5u0LnmxxneXnchdS6p6FLn_8ue6DXzGy0hz0GMtJJF_ub0c9mB83DUDs4YHrgB4zFzMnrSSYgS9VTrWhIgX3H7Ugv7A07fH9RjK92nF3FdL7ZIkWid-EMyK6/s320/Random-2008+1346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525244361167058" border="0" /></a><br />Had lunch in the castle restaurant, which was pretty nice for a tourist trap.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsM0rDECRJbxzcBncWvInPinHCzk2csdN8kpOAIwxkXkDizHoUOdF6NwPfPlOTIkMjXw8GfUSHSfWuJ3kkhr-yIH_GpEWEeEy0sCDCuNCrCd9GoP_m3UaT3sfrwYdd5vnC-m9j0R1evx4/s1600-h/Random-2008+1347.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsM0rDECRJbxzcBncWvInPinHCzk2csdN8kpOAIwxkXkDizHoUOdF6NwPfPlOTIkMjXw8GfUSHSfWuJ3kkhr-yIH_GpEWEeEy0sCDCuNCrCd9GoP_m3UaT3sfrwYdd5vnC-m9j0R1evx4/s320/Random-2008+1347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525246043867426" border="0" /></a><br />Tart version/interpretation of Cullen Skink (a traditional Scottish fish soup).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEQIYKA_yfybEd5H3AoR-XRLU5YaoBvsVus8035j-YSsLK4TNncP74EFN-kWpTukdY66wCQIYOPpDkn_72ssIoZNe8D2n6YEZox8ZVqnwoDlz5uSagc_rQ5XuiBVoYD7RtiWJUryhXbbO/s1600-h/Random-2008+1348.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEQIYKA_yfybEd5H3AoR-XRLU5YaoBvsVus8035j-YSsLK4TNncP74EFN-kWpTukdY66wCQIYOPpDkn_72ssIoZNe8D2n6YEZox8ZVqnwoDlz5uSagc_rQ5XuiBVoYD7RtiWJUryhXbbO/s320/Random-2008+1348.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525124757544290" border="0" /></a><br />Haggis, neeps and tatties. (Haggis burried.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv3Pp4LTM4RlSSIGaxzqGVxwDOYB6cw9gCpx2XHydbtEYJKUYJHBcSxmSIS3_zI6t7EACowrvuRpAGb12AHFxthPbDq55dTYcluTQilC2-p20GwQgu9NIWlcKKv64ZbaaQZRdzFmpCz1l/s1600-h/Random-2008+1349.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv3Pp4LTM4RlSSIGaxzqGVxwDOYB6cw9gCpx2XHydbtEYJKUYJHBcSxmSIS3_zI6t7EACowrvuRpAGb12AHFxthPbDq55dTYcluTQilC2-p20GwQgu9NIWlcKKv64ZbaaQZRdzFmpCz1l/s320/Random-2008+1349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525125841283570" border="0" /></a><br />Haggis exposed. (Neeps = turNIPS, tatties = potatoes)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6Jt2lV_AoMr7RiG2vkRN-J3RiqtyRUD5c1-vNyl_tS-WrXemWgKCubrvYyiPyCHASzyx71WXy_sZK9cvU38yxKmg8ebasHaeuK3gmap-ASJ6103sdutLXiGiPUTkEiaIvyhdPbN8U5KM/s1600-h/Random-2008+1350.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6Jt2lV_AoMr7RiG2vkRN-J3RiqtyRUD5c1-vNyl_tS-WrXemWgKCubrvYyiPyCHASzyx71WXy_sZK9cvU38yxKmg8ebasHaeuK3gmap-ASJ6103sdutLXiGiPUTkEiaIvyhdPbN8U5KM/s320/Random-2008+1350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525125730594514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_b8O6mYWxtL4Gl-MQFBeGvVHNQgEHuleOhfFiDyYPt5FzFrP5yBnbjParrFhT_bF4p4oa-FLvFOCbcK3VsCkz96MwT_6aHjii-utQsvJEpL-lRKBTjoYu_d19Y6Nrx6mn7VbWCKzkfefm/s1600-h/Random-2008+1351.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_b8O6mYWxtL4Gl-MQFBeGvVHNQgEHuleOhfFiDyYPt5FzFrP5yBnbjParrFhT_bF4p4oa-FLvFOCbcK3VsCkz96MwT_6aHjii-utQsvJEpL-lRKBTjoYu_d19Y6Nrx6mn7VbWCKzkfefm/s320/Random-2008+1351.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525118937362914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hz1uwPCKwtFHWlq6RO4qd03rvmT2dzqSQBROdgxjYfNRS4dYZ3iGwLCVprQ2jG6aCofpSQVGfaPvP2T2KtRTVhzXYMWGOPyyRPk-gTR2Ct-fGShBZjsw5muv6LZOWGYGIeJ4jPYq38ug/s1600-h/Random-2008+1352.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hz1uwPCKwtFHWlq6RO4qd03rvmT2dzqSQBROdgxjYfNRS4dYZ3iGwLCVprQ2jG6aCofpSQVGfaPvP2T2KtRTVhzXYMWGOPyyRPk-gTR2Ct-fGShBZjsw5muv6LZOWGYGIeJ4jPYq38ug/s320/Random-2008+1352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525119986187714" border="0" /></a><br />Now that's what I call a cannon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoQ6Zs0CIsnxvDI2x8Cf2HIZq-QyBUmlR5kmG_Cx2UtQr_HDmydBFMfRbj8BoScJbk-ZiL8xmZVeL8-Bt9TKyJZiparfZYJmb78Te3LBnNBIhYaASnjG_FJr9bXM3B94kAA8gaBBTVrTy/s1600-h/Random-2008+1357.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoQ6Zs0CIsnxvDI2x8Cf2HIZq-QyBUmlR5kmG_Cx2UtQr_HDmydBFMfRbj8BoScJbk-ZiL8xmZVeL8-Bt9TKyJZiparfZYJmb78Te3LBnNBIhYaASnjG_FJr9bXM3B94kAA8gaBBTVrTy/s320/Random-2008+1357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525016731060530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp15IOJ5J3eU66fYR6LwsnpAWaY6YNvSdTAZ_UyyUduWMY6TKHccMXECf4C0341cBrGfPtVsPTvU6zJm5KPMg6TEZw7Nn8vtUIelcoaMac68-ekNX5q3w9t_8rf2KATS5A6pEHS4Nzgh2/s1600-h/Random-2008+1356.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp15IOJ5J3eU66fYR6LwsnpAWaY6YNvSdTAZ_UyyUduWMY6TKHccMXECf4C0341cBrGfPtVsPTvU6zJm5KPMg6TEZw7Nn8vtUIelcoaMac68-ekNX5q3w9t_8rf2KATS5A6pEHS4Nzgh2/s320/Random-2008+1356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525015303516850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UPgZPpsPeuz2GeeRQeYV2BKeDhEGCsXL8nxpC1np-nsNNmcrmeMTIHXR9sWAdTjQXjHWSn_AuepSGquvJ2mr6BqE_1ffWn0rtru9-TzKSdD0JJzpQO74EC1RWaV5KM-K3AqOgY72pt3g/s1600-h/Random-2008+1355.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UPgZPpsPeuz2GeeRQeYV2BKeDhEGCsXL8nxpC1np-nsNNmcrmeMTIHXR9sWAdTjQXjHWSn_AuepSGquvJ2mr6BqE_1ffWn0rtru9-TzKSdD0JJzpQO74EC1RWaV5KM-K3AqOgY72pt3g/s320/Random-2008+1355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525014751500690" border="0" /></a><br />Where dogs get buried.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgyzRHDZdXW53Qt2B2_a0d3eaOhz2CmYUBXQlfhNjQvAm9oEiDNee5iQ2aT6ptiXCVqPjeVCedSBVjC2-FIXR_cYLoN8hKtDSPFrjQIBNw2EnBXFOxO7z_EfQnfdVr4iygmXBwYao4Hel/s1600-h/Random-2008+1354.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgyzRHDZdXW53Qt2B2_a0d3eaOhz2CmYUBXQlfhNjQvAm9oEiDNee5iQ2aT6ptiXCVqPjeVCedSBVjC2-FIXR_cYLoN8hKtDSPFrjQIBNw2EnBXFOxO7z_EfQnfdVr4iygmXBwYao4Hel/s320/Random-2008+1354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525009988704850" border="0" /></a><br />Inside a little chapel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyU879M8OWzt8tw7exjAKUtc0eOdT0jxHXa3WTA_y0-FJa61U1P-0O06VQ6Z4JjgBMFhIkpG-aXl3B7DvS7xvOORiwJIC1qS0jgT8wDDDr96dIWALtMrWLMj1ifZugog0SZmwLmQR1qdn/s1600-h/Random-2008+1353.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyU879M8OWzt8tw7exjAKUtc0eOdT0jxHXa3WTA_y0-FJa61U1P-0O06VQ6Z4JjgBMFhIkpG-aXl3B7DvS7xvOORiwJIC1qS0jgT8wDDDr96dIWALtMrWLMj1ifZugog0SZmwLmQR1qdn/s320/Random-2008+1353.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319525012001181762" border="0" /></a><br />Old cannonballs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitINZx4q9utsAmYQbBrvm33adtoa_yyClz8D0yQRmMZqAT4nDG5lZJdQnNIDebrLWOj3Ql_z6WSKeeQwRP2emhSzAsK1SZ24DM_AAIOfh9d5w8vqoUEQTY2e282k0POz5Aqy7WaQNrMnRK/s1600-h/Random-2008+1358.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitINZx4q9utsAmYQbBrvm33adtoa_yyClz8D0yQRmMZqAT4nDG5lZJdQnNIDebrLWOj3Ql_z6WSKeeQwRP2emhSzAsK1SZ24DM_AAIOfh9d5w8vqoUEQTY2e282k0POz5Aqy7WaQNrMnRK/s320/Random-2008+1358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524886462122066" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, back outside of the castle on the Royal Mile.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkPsTcaJdvR8d_tQsfM3uiT648UwrGtrkBaaQyGaiANRG4XLTdBdxPgJKekIYzBsShflXsswGS_OWYSz7iALDTLzuVB-xILu4P4VanZuUFY7wW7oj47VqTa4xVhUDIM76YpGHuV1oL6P2/s1600-h/Random-2008+1359.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkPsTcaJdvR8d_tQsfM3uiT648UwrGtrkBaaQyGaiANRG4XLTdBdxPgJKekIYzBsShflXsswGS_OWYSz7iALDTLzuVB-xILu4P4VanZuUFY7wW7oj47VqTa4xVhUDIM76YpGHuV1oL6P2/s320/Random-2008+1359.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524888199058770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI-e81Fbuk0AGEMclXywq-cvL8GR3pKPMZJNISgdtVP4yGwqsz0sg_3a91VOftJICV11S84hJyLLHFAFWdmYbE8CvaMyCZZVbBieR1wfeCOZGTDFEzJM9D_aJABbv6Bd1K5QbfI_1X2TK/s1600-h/Random-2008+1360.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI-e81Fbuk0AGEMclXywq-cvL8GR3pKPMZJNISgdtVP4yGwqsz0sg_3a91VOftJICV11S84hJyLLHFAFWdmYbE8CvaMyCZZVbBieR1wfeCOZGTDFEzJM9D_aJABbv6Bd1K5QbfI_1X2TK/s320/Random-2008+1360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524885945644226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaZGJcJ2uvRsJu89EtRBz4Ji4gA2xZXrDQUcl_VyOVeVXNj-j-rMIJMYdrTFoPaQeeGQtfe1Af0-T8Ewh2mpHplQMYFXSuy7K0sl9EFENnWSv-fmbkBSTBQF7ldoO5OBTWfYuVGjqSINX/s1600-h/Random-2008+1361.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaZGJcJ2uvRsJu89EtRBz4Ji4gA2xZXrDQUcl_VyOVeVXNj-j-rMIJMYdrTFoPaQeeGQtfe1Af0-T8Ewh2mpHplQMYFXSuy7K0sl9EFENnWSv-fmbkBSTBQF7ldoO5OBTWfYuVGjqSINX/s320/Random-2008+1361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524887855740674" border="0" /></a><br />There are lots of parts of this town that are very vertical.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFgDgGShS_6vyFNsr_k_4rciZphBJQbvH9kJHkQx61IB7-JzRaUobMtjwYSHU2SKvV_lI-sDWacQmLJ2ZNveYqUt8OqrTdwAv8ezG-anT87hOVGSBy9dw-9TXAQ3HV-2jLMmIfEeueA6a/s1600-h/Random-2008+1362.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFgDgGShS_6vyFNsr_k_4rciZphBJQbvH9kJHkQx61IB7-JzRaUobMtjwYSHU2SKvV_lI-sDWacQmLJ2ZNveYqUt8OqrTdwAv8ezG-anT87hOVGSBy9dw-9TXAQ3HV-2jLMmIfEeueA6a/s320/Random-2008+1362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524883972040642" border="0" /></a><br />Mmm, local cheese shop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O8lKyHWxf2GPA_35_3fVCngTShIEK9UBxpSkU0nvO9WYZ5PAj0WRbBHyVk_kBAEZH-SyJRhsWY6ubtnVGdkx5PEmnzzUapBRI9-34_0twntvm3NPhWdTbK1T8PsIJ_VW141dp2iGFHjX/s1600-h/Random-2008+1363.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O8lKyHWxf2GPA_35_3fVCngTShIEK9UBxpSkU0nvO9WYZ5PAj0WRbBHyVk_kBAEZH-SyJRhsWY6ubtnVGdkx5PEmnzzUapBRI9-34_0twntvm3NPhWdTbK1T8PsIJ_VW141dp2iGFHjX/s320/Random-2008+1363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524770937200642" border="0" /></a><br />Assorted vinegars, brines, and other soaked liquids.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3U-liLLW0en8CDsikQriHmutDxBgEIWSZMhGpgRw5PKFBiC2sAmYzitjp-xYRmJoDqaLi0TIWury7rFhTCZFXOfwtiF2aB_gdh1gG-mAMYdPHTeC0L_EaX3EMM-wiKxuN86X4cDygRlY8/s1600-h/Random-2008+1365.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3U-liLLW0en8CDsikQriHmutDxBgEIWSZMhGpgRw5PKFBiC2sAmYzitjp-xYRmJoDqaLi0TIWury7rFhTCZFXOfwtiF2aB_gdh1gG-mAMYdPHTeC0L_EaX3EMM-wiKxuN86X4cDygRlY8/s320/Random-2008+1365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524766430392594" border="0" /></a><br />Hmm, smells like pork.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2iUSi5TGBIaOCfTIkoSCb2CBDvS0lPHwcF8QUxjI5wtwPdeBIsC04KmyzSOdP0qUQmOWCyCNs446g-1G3770Iecz29AbwS9f76pWAN5740RYbxR-TNyxqCsp-vWBXDCcd7DRZanHGoFD/s1600-h/Random-2008+1364.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2iUSi5TGBIaOCfTIkoSCb2CBDvS0lPHwcF8QUxjI5wtwPdeBIsC04KmyzSOdP0qUQmOWCyCNs446g-1G3770Iecz29AbwS9f76pWAN5740RYbxR-TNyxqCsp-vWBXDCcd7DRZanHGoFD/s320/Random-2008+1364.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524769010401426" border="0" /></a><br />This is the way pork should be served. Hello, Mr. Piggy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gqQsxQMMeepTlmbowQ_fMsZx59fD0I_ldIvNAaXSPCsvpUt0wROoLxufNv8oGF2fDckeGNVg5H2BIgTbuiAngu7erGNvD-VlE452Br5Ae0fPqCqJZ-gjG85boD3S8aqu6X2JVydVw1En/s1600-h/Random-2008+1366.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gqQsxQMMeepTlmbowQ_fMsZx59fD0I_ldIvNAaXSPCsvpUt0wROoLxufNv8oGF2fDckeGNVg5H2BIgTbuiAngu7erGNvD-VlE452Br5Ae0fPqCqJZ-gjG85boD3S8aqu6X2JVydVw1En/s320/Random-2008+1366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524765071490562" border="0" /></a><br />Greyfriar's Bobby. Tribute to some dog that kept watch over his Master's grave. Seems similar in spirit to the Japanese dog Hachiko outside Shibuya station.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMEKs4S08hJX9WuChTS_JgP-Nc8Md4ue9TJdvFcOYmZgeKaHCu6cZabpA6slznVrER0VTXnb9YkLGHrQXQd-78VlzPlR8X91ojkDw21ovTcERLFmkP_XWgRC3KKCjICe3fYGRhiAgxrZt/s1600-h/Random-2008+1367.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMEKs4S08hJX9WuChTS_JgP-Nc8Md4ue9TJdvFcOYmZgeKaHCu6cZabpA6slznVrER0VTXnb9YkLGHrQXQd-78VlzPlR8X91ojkDw21ovTcERLFmkP_XWgRC3KKCjICe3fYGRhiAgxrZt/s320/Random-2008+1367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524763145651218" border="0" /></a><br />Singular of grits?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHi3ypj8X0QalCNgCkZ_Lc8hbmSmyYDZg_xa_8-o4r6WKSEe5FTPaU0xSBW7RQz2q6Cf7UfwpYVfX9rxKynMDsCDuFbDs3zrN4GHbak_PjjbQuKqFt3PzX1B4NyW65958UgOW4UQc66e/s1600-h/Random-2008+1368.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHi3ypj8X0QalCNgCkZ_Lc8hbmSmyYDZg_xa_8-o4r6WKSEe5FTPaU0xSBW7RQz2q6Cf7UfwpYVfX9rxKynMDsCDuFbDs3zrN4GHbak_PjjbQuKqFt3PzX1B4NyW65958UgOW4UQc66e/s320/Random-2008+1368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524632984004194" border="0" /></a><br />Inside Greyfriar's Kirk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO3Q-I3jdA8eTNbnSsfLvf5rHmMXwkz_ioeXTFjcauaiJJqn2fW7NNu-2H6o_-lU0D_g3UiMv8Au3BlX9EADHdfhfPMbkQgpMC6lGuXPhuogP0ous7ZQHvPxxv9yA4Qkfpzmn1viLmB-p/s1600-h/Random-2008+1369.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO3Q-I3jdA8eTNbnSsfLvf5rHmMXwkz_ioeXTFjcauaiJJqn2fW7NNu-2H6o_-lU0D_g3UiMv8Au3BlX9EADHdfhfPMbkQgpMC6lGuXPhuogP0ous7ZQHvPxxv9yA4Qkfpzmn1viLmB-p/s320/Random-2008+1369.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524635650608658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8cvtuNQDFS1VZPVuT9J43r86GVYtoLT7N73ecPmJoSEATzguTv-Ng75HLRlhVdSO_hRMOFMES95pa21SWWAxoqVfy0hkisRlctAPDS23iXrFXwMDQN3svSQ_8GtDtxuWU7JYbzuCu6-9/s1600-h/Random-2008+1370.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8cvtuNQDFS1VZPVuT9J43r86GVYtoLT7N73ecPmJoSEATzguTv-Ng75HLRlhVdSO_hRMOFMES95pa21SWWAxoqVfy0hkisRlctAPDS23iXrFXwMDQN3svSQ_8GtDtxuWU7JYbzuCu6-9/s320/Random-2008+1370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524634529191874" border="0" /></a><br />Greyfriar's Kirkyard. I'm guessing Kirk and Church are related/derivative words?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQ1jvpTEx1wqiGDklKKs5O7hO-TdsBuzGsn46gYKfmNObClZgQNIMKasCpGS5PlJ6tlmQPk5vfEhMNCVdayg04TkI-tcd3WcojSBnizufYFKsgfAIIjYpEcojnEa1eXrSodx3JWhsieEu/s1600-h/Random-2008+1371.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQ1jvpTEx1wqiGDklKKs5O7hO-TdsBuzGsn46gYKfmNObClZgQNIMKasCpGS5PlJ6tlmQPk5vfEhMNCVdayg04TkI-tcd3WcojSBnizufYFKsgfAIIjYpEcojnEa1eXrSodx3JWhsieEu/s320/Random-2008+1371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524631726482370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEsoIQa8TO6K9PobIAPQyTQ7az_s8AcMnLfKaZjbMTIh9ELd2ehwK7bf9c03rHWnoM2GnHnAB49I6o_IBtuZJhYwwI5flt2iKf6C5v45ZYFYMUFRMsnz5T5hlJBpfzKsbYFJGBayJNWvj/s1600-h/Random-2008+1372.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEsoIQa8TO6K9PobIAPQyTQ7az_s8AcMnLfKaZjbMTIh9ELd2ehwK7bf9c03rHWnoM2GnHnAB49I6o_IBtuZJhYwwI5flt2iKf6C5v45ZYFYMUFRMsnz5T5hlJBpfzKsbYFJGBayJNWvj/s320/Random-2008+1372.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524628348447778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLC3MGrWeeSq18zk2HUZe8TL1U0GenS3_c6hZbBXvP5BizQ5LaBQ_2eaH_Aqv_njY9idAcAAtgtFTRJpn_FzMRMsfGVU0twJPLgJm4kqYbVLw10YXAJKh6gV8PUNvAN6LMx0Fy6MMRXhi/s1600-h/Random-2008+1373.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLC3MGrWeeSq18zk2HUZe8TL1U0GenS3_c6hZbBXvP5BizQ5LaBQ_2eaH_Aqv_njY9idAcAAtgtFTRJpn_FzMRMsfGVU0twJPLgJm4kqYbVLw10YXAJKh6gV8PUNvAN6LMx0Fy6MMRXhi/s320/Random-2008+1373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524476553928354" border="0" /></a><br />St. Gilles Cathedral<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmlYsB6WzPshxgNA2cATkyni-poFqZP8d6DSQnBZ3eiqXLael1m86bouwxFxRysXZxQxQ05Vsv_AKO44w520NyMtjspo3QBIkZUPlhdUkNHbmqzIyJYVdJgdgRXkFbpqvab1tAeTCqxjT/s1600-h/Random-2008+1374.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmlYsB6WzPshxgNA2cATkyni-poFqZP8d6DSQnBZ3eiqXLael1m86bouwxFxRysXZxQxQ05Vsv_AKO44w520NyMtjspo3QBIkZUPlhdUkNHbmqzIyJYVdJgdgRXkFbpqvab1tAeTCqxjT/s320/Random-2008+1374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524469727710626" border="0" /></a><br />Heart of Midlothian (sounds like a name from Lord of the Rings). Said to bring good luck if you spit on the heart. Weird.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqHmze7tITgWo5rcJxG54wEs6Z31Z63aOeoIObIQqyCC4iBzi4AyNevXHGWq5AnJUF_z-U83R8UqHu2bqN7bgQeAq7PPiXMjLbwHZxcE1cWO6PZrkP9yjb_nhQA_iWEO06qiuux_TPXSk/s1600-h/Random-2008+1375.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqHmze7tITgWo5rcJxG54wEs6Z31Z63aOeoIObIQqyCC4iBzi4AyNevXHGWq5AnJUF_z-U83R8UqHu2bqN7bgQeAq7PPiXMjLbwHZxcE1cWO6PZrkP9yjb_nhQA_iWEO06qiuux_TPXSk/s320/Random-2008+1375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524471985590914" border="0" /></a><br />Inside the aforementioned cathedral.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bqzygyg-JKKnU3PZhhcQrBnbCWkV6gP0BEiurwH7RoDKY_YReLkbhp-bvAROF9epjn4V6VOdRlkGVktXj5ZTyJd_AVBSNnqxm30BWNYHcrPGzgrbXnCMp1wls8GmEsIbdNpb7ENPYQAF/s1600-h/Random-2008+1376.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHVLR37KttnZ2BD2-ex9yB8jjtfV2Hba2Vu9COZtvdoJsRAEFwI_H6GHcVF24_F2ZyFnwD9BqcVLPh5yzGZzx2RV7MrPrAa4O7q3UajTJSWyoFySXeTVR7wag4pMoqigIOC7iMZCJ8pPa/s320/Random-2008+1378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524335087217858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEsv3MXuQwImaxbIEJ0IoeDQfNemhqEreodnDRU3PaDwACLWa2DRmtOxLRTxru5x3ublSpk4z5QEVPNrgEZ70U4G_7C2VegXe68dc_hCnK6fi9sHBf1q8HBymSjQAGgzTf7MySjNfL1z9/s1600-h/Random-2008+1379.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEsv3MXuQwImaxbIEJ0IoeDQfNemhqEreodnDRU3PaDwACLWa2DRmtOxLRTxru5x3ublSpk4z5QEVPNrgEZ70U4G_7C2VegXe68dc_hCnK6fi9sHBf1q8HBymSjQAGgzTf7MySjNfL1z9/s320/Random-2008+1379.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524335217515682" border="0" /></a><br />I just took this photo because one of the computer clusters at school is called the Hebrides (it's a bunch of islands here), but we always remember it as "He-Brides" which sounds more like something sketchy from the darker corners of the Interwebs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX6antqP7MwFV-JvmJBDcYWpudsLUIVRP36JTl6CyKVQ068-LAFIh2CKx13WwfkKByia6ittlKJtc7_JI_xyi8q-09dQ_FLCcPMNd0rdtTLlkOWKE_fZMvFGk3jQp5v958fUVNhsCH0uz/s1600-h/Random-2008+1380.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX6antqP7MwFV-JvmJBDcYWpudsLUIVRP36JTl6CyKVQ068-LAFIh2CKx13WwfkKByia6ittlKJtc7_JI_xyi8q-09dQ_FLCcPMNd0rdtTLlkOWKE_fZMvFGk3jQp5v958fUVNhsCH0uz/s320/Random-2008+1380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524325704371474" border="0" /></a><br />Him of "Wealth of Nations" fame.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7kG90k0K_9dcYkpMLnuUBkI6xIqnFTH32qb45ZzyYH7Ipon09z08PwPt6s3qzIyzdoJL34IYoOAxQmR2Jh6G1uaIdQuI6UkJxa3-FazzBltEuaQvEDjOr8jzSDDBTw9g0QhIqFk6th2Z/s1600-h/Random-2008+1381.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7kG90k0K_9dcYkpMLnuUBkI6xIqnFTH32qb45ZzyYH7Ipon09z08PwPt6s3qzIyzdoJL34IYoOAxQmR2Jh6G1uaIdQuI6UkJxa3-FazzBltEuaQvEDjOr8jzSDDBTw9g0QhIqFk6th2Z/s320/Random-2008+1381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524325158079442" border="0" /></a><br />There are lots of cool looking alley ways.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCokaiGDz3aVsweJJXtUnExY6BDodi4jByZRIWtHelO21ukmv9fmeqyPaHhHAh0IjfbErInB_kUFX0OhfFdc2gGIaAElDXUn2OqvY4GeH-c7dd36nLvd3fqVFfQxHXiifGcTkCSFV76Sft/s1600-h/Random-2008+1382.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCokaiGDz3aVsweJJXtUnExY6BDodi4jByZRIWtHelO21ukmv9fmeqyPaHhHAh0IjfbErInB_kUFX0OhfFdc2gGIaAElDXUn2OqvY4GeH-c7dd36nLvd3fqVFfQxHXiifGcTkCSFV76Sft/s320/Random-2008+1382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524319653743890" border="0" /></a><br />I think this was Cannongate Kirk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP5curnw7M8E53b0PetpsCsoeAr8zYOcIiEQhQGr4s51081VcpO2gg0xoCPtUxh5AwU3ixVwzzgJ8A7aavC5-N9fAdqXX2iGadsh5lFso0oEgb8mhiFadKXMlHUvTsHHnbxHSMyeGyKor/s1600-h/Random-2008+1383.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP5curnw7M8E53b0PetpsCsoeAr8zYOcIiEQhQGr4s51081VcpO2gg0xoCPtUxh5AwU3ixVwzzgJ8A7aavC5-N9fAdqXX2iGadsh5lFso0oEgb8mhiFadKXMlHUvTsHHnbxHSMyeGyKor/s320/Random-2008+1383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524172845825906" border="0" /></a><br />The wacky Scottish Parliament building... interesting architecture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tBy2nubUzjtMr92or9SyFcfzDXRzYS5CoMj_8M1fDRwuoG-IsNhVwMNDwjotpOr4ca6mnNaNlinnkT9TnnI8B6AfsCt1Ty_fh3xc5gnzv29xlWaYd53gDpfpdY-l6DsbgmP0klNNTRpj/s1600-h/Random-2008+1384.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tBy2nubUzjtMr92or9SyFcfzDXRzYS5CoMj_8M1fDRwuoG-IsNhVwMNDwjotpOr4ca6mnNaNlinnkT9TnnI8B6AfsCt1Ty_fh3xc5gnzv29xlWaYd53gDpfpdY-l6DsbgmP0klNNTRpj/s320/Random-2008+1384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524176204307122" border="0" /></a><br />Palace of Holyroodhouse across the street from Parliament.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSzcwgjqL5l0RcCUYRC1qmR6a5BsKMd-P7Zul9kWrpcI16JiyvO7B02HNwHJ4x39RhS8KOQZGxk45FJoo_ThUE42_DBtA5p4r4kBRshtie0h0gX4lutFYYZ7cp1EIpE-vMYkKXgwbBWGf/s1600-h/Random-2008+1385.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSzcwgjqL5l0RcCUYRC1qmR6a5BsKMd-P7Zul9kWrpcI16JiyvO7B02HNwHJ4x39RhS8KOQZGxk45FJoo_ThUE42_DBtA5p4r4kBRshtie0h0gX4lutFYYZ7cp1EIpE-vMYkKXgwbBWGf/s320/Random-2008+1385.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524173911014082" border="0" /></a><br />There were lots of unicorns in the various crests and emblems.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO7fyMl_Hfze_Ll_O42DrzIK4ER_08DHOIcz2C7UhKrKvZ6fvQT8Uq84nu_qlR60hkixLIjLKFjRrCKT787TRMvl8DAlFnA7u5xErCqn_JlM34g8TCbbtDh5cKIk82Vy2SYsHZNS7Mq_d/s1600-h/Random-2008+1386.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO7fyMl_Hfze_Ll_O42DrzIK4ER_08DHOIcz2C7UhKrKvZ6fvQT8Uq84nu_qlR60hkixLIjLKFjRrCKT787TRMvl8DAlFnA7u5xErCqn_JlM34g8TCbbtDh5cKIk82Vy2SYsHZNS7Mq_d/s320/Random-2008+1386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524168736452002" border="0" /></a><br />Back to parliament.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiA9hI3oJ3owMl3UYa92y519c-SwJxX8S41HLS1bzo8yti63l4ydLjettalwXz3PqwrbSxwOM60Mq2OKrtFdNWhnn3irBJRde-Lyv6B9lo83Nv9q5UH9Q-PSuiAFfDkOqFLboLyDA3v8S/s1600-h/Random-2008+1387.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiA9hI3oJ3owMl3UYa92y519c-SwJxX8S41HLS1bzo8yti63l4ydLjettalwXz3PqwrbSxwOM60Mq2OKrtFdNWhnn3irBJRde-Lyv6B9lo83Nv9q5UH9Q-PSuiAFfDkOqFLboLyDA3v8S/s320/Random-2008+1387.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524171050125154" border="0" /></a><br />Security entrance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2BN22L9qEWmQxu8dMCtMJW6cr8ojOkrwqihv5HYCUAPZe2ag_1CChqa6VH2OUsbEKeYgJTM1i8wZkVDREHMnQRAjQt-eUiWXm0aEq-FPBD5WpdvP0zzy89IPJnzipo5wNDLkztfoHpzV/s1600-h/Random-2008+1388.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2BN22L9qEWmQxu8dMCtMJW6cr8ojOkrwqihv5HYCUAPZe2ag_1CChqa6VH2OUsbEKeYgJTM1i8wZkVDREHMnQRAjQt-eUiWXm0aEq-FPBD5WpdvP0zzy89IPJnzipo5wNDLkztfoHpzV/s320/Random-2008+1388.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524046607784482" border="0" /></a><br />Each of those little windows has a different pattern around it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSkI65Vt1vA53gFh2X5K9sxno2rPywaSN9cVtHLApa55zSQPujCp9VRSrof_W-M_md3_2UaNNTG_7eipSUDg1LlxzP9ArrOAw_ZOqmnYZZjwkHshM3115ha7TI4P6S2mMrYOGIJtTtN0t/s1600-h/Random-2008+1389.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSkI65Vt1vA53gFh2X5K9sxno2rPywaSN9cVtHLApa55zSQPujCp9VRSrof_W-M_md3_2UaNNTG_7eipSUDg1LlxzP9ArrOAw_ZOqmnYZZjwkHshM3115ha7TI4P6S2mMrYOGIJtTtN0t/s320/Random-2008+1389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524044861912178" border="0" /></a><br />Better view of the windows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGlKCJfVrNGE3Tc7TUsHopetHZgJnpDVk_-JyyZuwP-05Irmymdwe7z8eM6ODWlizJpTnqABMYW5lxfZMpCYNTpH4F4kUHrebqGXY8Qz4FNFMXWJCKOvfTodq59b-M9Kt-f89mQEUhrw1/s1600-h/Random-2008+1391.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGlKCJfVrNGE3Tc7TUsHopetHZgJnpDVk_-JyyZuwP-05Irmymdwe7z8eM6ODWlizJpTnqABMYW5lxfZMpCYNTpH4F4kUHrebqGXY8Qz4FNFMXWJCKOvfTodq59b-M9Kt-f89mQEUhrw1/s320/Random-2008+1391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524047416875362" border="0" /></a><br />Looking through an alley at Calton Hill and the City Observatory.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SrJEBKTCNRb0kdY4fQsV6-HgWDvpPJeBhDp3Iu7GkeBMKmkJgcY4ZFwoUivSXHnL5K3THKJBcey7kcjTbzZZpT3adMDS4EZ8QoeuhuU4qsVStXtzcr-hrEy0U2Y6OTWu3uWc9b7Ym_Lc/s1600-h/Random-2008+1392.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SrJEBKTCNRb0kdY4fQsV6-HgWDvpPJeBhDp3Iu7GkeBMKmkJgcY4ZFwoUivSXHnL5K3THKJBcey7kcjTbzZZpT3adMDS4EZ8QoeuhuU4qsVStXtzcr-hrEy0U2Y6OTWu3uWc9b7Ym_Lc/s320/Random-2008+1392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524041821650306" border="0" /></a><br />Somehow I wandered back over to the hind-side of the castle. (I did a lot of walking today.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJQQd_8FGrhg2FmkSB6Zqz-MPxCismy9412mb2pLldQJ4sMwJqDIgj7qbRKJfcxXDnFE8HgIYDEDB1egTmRm3db1ak09ZdfOiVkpRalaoG-VnkSm9b5guP4SsGo82OSBBnKdlB4VPxgr0/s1600-h/Random-2008+1393.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJQQd_8FGrhg2FmkSB6Zqz-MPxCismy9412mb2pLldQJ4sMwJqDIgj7qbRKJfcxXDnFE8HgIYDEDB1egTmRm3db1ak09ZdfOiVkpRalaoG-VnkSm9b5guP4SsGo82OSBBnKdlB4VPxgr0/s320/Random-2008+1393.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319524037998879938" border="0" /></a><br />Mmmm... Fleshmarket.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4woBNF5F-fnuB-jq2aNyGtlPNbnBP9QaEAyzm4vyn8wVgqAygebmgSERY1JiXmz78NJ9Itq5xVglHCHj_-Jp5hiYbr74LhfsJrRpgb6eBZmHnG0ePFX2xQCYXvlSY15CS6JWvPoRitv_/s1600-h/Random-2008+1394.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4woBNF5F-fnuB-jq2aNyGtlPNbnBP9QaEAyzm4vyn8wVgqAygebmgSERY1JiXmz78NJ9Itq5xVglHCHj_-Jp5hiYbr74LhfsJrRpgb6eBZmHnG0ePFX2xQCYXvlSY15CS6JWvPoRitv_/s320/Random-2008+1394.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319523873818995058" border="0" /></a><br />Random mug shot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XIimfJ2IDxNIrAQKe8xC-YCIiekt6IG8L8L-pBUnlNYznPNnz_3sSpuQejDbOwLz1qS8z8z-QR_dGDopDdepNHfXtO4uI9gh-muiaHDAWAHUfHkLBt242l3jEB3j0I7Ins91AB47lXYx/s1600-h/Random-2008+1401.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XIimfJ2IDxNIrAQKe8xC-YCIiekt6IG8L8L-pBUnlNYznPNnz_3sSpuQejDbOwLz1qS8z8z-QR_dGDopDdepNHfXtO4uI9gh-muiaHDAWAHUfHkLBt242l3jEB3j0I7Ins91AB47lXYx/s320/Random-2008+1401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319523874037153714" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, dinner. Another random selecton from Lonely Planet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_0SjKa6t9coEd-sr9NPESYA-AGSFJzxDmF-glrUlgbWXKaZlSbSSPk4EQZkIvuzCkqKhOXx2ZMTGuZOgWsMNDbUaz7j_Vn4p3-hycbACZd9bOZTYk_zd1q108Y78j9wyEbrCZLOOxY0Y/s1600-h/Random-2008+1397.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_0SjKa6t9coEd-sr9NPESYA-AGSFJzxDmF-glrUlgbWXKaZlSbSSPk4EQZkIvuzCkqKhOXx2ZMTGuZOgWsMNDbUaz7j_Vn4p3-hycbACZd9bOZTYk_zd1q108Y78j9wyEbrCZLOOxY0Y/s320/Random-2008+1397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319523870605519970" border="0" /></a><br />The real cullen skink.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Jhpw0QtTNnKHI_z_JHSZLxTHuTnFZUkh3gHq8Ppd2MsAoiMoMsGd5qR3AZZWj2z20Fkk5yJ_PfXJ72jKvk2YlCt_CTUiyoQ10F_mg7xfSIJS3vSzF5cEOhfAtDTlIkS-kBY7RlHjP6fC/s1600-h/Random-2008+1398.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Jhpw0QtTNnKHI_z_JHSZLxTHuTnFZUkh3gHq8Ppd2MsAoiMoMsGd5qR3AZZWj2z20Fkk5yJ_PfXJ72jKvk2YlCt_CTUiyoQ10F_mg7xfSIJS3vSzF5cEOhfAtDTlIkS-kBY7RlHjP6fC/s320/Random-2008+1398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319523870996657698" border="0" /></a><br />Unremembered dead animal... might have been sheep/lamb again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cpeuHQ5Z7dmgtl6n2ZEAtcJhXkoR6ZdZgGUIkKmes1YYK1rF3a_dXhyIuPleJ2UqvCcsESVwb6iSUjCkGP8k5quRzyyRpZhcC8cup_wwjYvDR1jDmSW4Ea84bEafoVIzgNA-S2k1YrLt/s1600-h/Random-2008+1399.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cpeuHQ5Z7dmgtl6n2ZEAtcJhXkoR6ZdZgGUIkKmes1YYK1rF3a_dXhyIuPleJ2UqvCcsESVwb6iSUjCkGP8k5quRzyyRpZhcC8cup_wwjYvDR1jDmSW4Ea84bEafoVIzgNA-S2k1YrLt/s320/Random-2008+1399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319523859310672658" border="0" /></a><br />When presented with the option of a side of garlic, always order it.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-33894647581820963482008-09-11T17:43:00.000-07:002009-03-31T19:06:57.757-07:00Edinburgh (Day 1)This is the day of the program committee meeting, which is why I'm in Scotland in the first place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloMKnMdsrl4BqO7O1n6FfcCR1UHLKmDv7dqF0BSUqlHBMOfCiRvdH9bRYH3e2lgNCV9AEsM1nVVCCtrk7nj6DmFjwbUchFBtHtzzG3d0d0P6hvbBplbBcPFmIoXMkk8DHs5sbJls6eVpJ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1309.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloMKnMdsrl4BqO7O1n6FfcCR1UHLKmDv7dqF0BSUqlHBMOfCiRvdH9bRYH3e2lgNCV9AEsM1nVVCCtrk7nj6DmFjwbUchFBtHtzzG3d0d0P6hvbBplbBcPFmIoXMkk8DHs5sbJls6eVpJ/s320/Random-2008+1309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319518112798061394" border="0" /></a><br />Started the morning with a traditional British breakfast at the hotel, which is very similar to a traditional American breakfast but with some grilled tomatoes and some beans.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPz39K7XOFpOLC3xYVGhggoCIztvnhblSSGBtKkEjqS_RpUjWzMF_5rKsy-7V-yhxBlWORD23npMaYcUzboDRz9PiKqj3qTASlR_Ga81zqw7hqGKhoTdHrqPNF2oGDAy1MUdxQZYRy_0sP/s1600-h/Random-2008+1308.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPz39K7XOFpOLC3xYVGhggoCIztvnhblSSGBtKkEjqS_RpUjWzMF_5rKsy-7V-yhxBlWORD23npMaYcUzboDRz9PiKqj3qTASlR_Ga81zqw7hqGKhoTdHrqPNF2oGDAy1MUdxQZYRy_0sP/s320/Random-2008+1308.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319518107981515426" border="0" /></a><br />View of the castle from the hotel dining room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCIHwnbmu3L_o3qZL4gRmsTXGD6OIFJ7eE5Hbj751cciZmmbbexIKrG7YtiIbG4IEDAsckqGHkmabvwCqTA8lxf3bxuWUwoUhR5T-s2FzTF2s95tTv8xQdNHcFjxbHd2kRvv8KvAFprBP/s1600-h/Random-2008+1310.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCIHwnbmu3L_o3qZL4gRmsTXGD6OIFJ7eE5Hbj751cciZmmbbexIKrG7YtiIbG4IEDAsckqGHkmabvwCqTA8lxf3bxuWUwoUhR5T-s2FzTF2s95tTv8xQdNHcFjxbHd2kRvv8KvAFprBP/s320/Random-2008+1310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319518106147765042" border="0" /></a><br />Views on my walk from the hotel to the University of Edinburgh.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUdsyX4pXMtvJ3rELwFJzRrEbXyfF4mw27HJB6fYYRh1hBa3xmfrtl0MCPQ7ktIayb7uaJzMPUF4C6xKqIjdyIOHMaRNxWWQ5LEC9Z5_-hxwnB5v_BtDFJGUTP0QW3FVDGjgt4zU3No0J/s1600-h/Random-2008+1311.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUdsyX4pXMtvJ3rELwFJzRrEbXyfF4mw27HJB6fYYRh1hBa3xmfrtl0MCPQ7ktIayb7uaJzMPUF4C6xKqIjdyIOHMaRNxWWQ5LEC9Z5_-hxwnB5v_BtDFJGUTP0QW3FVDGjgt4zU3No0J/s320/Random-2008+1311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319518106075034786" border="0" /></a><br />They've got a really nice building. I really liked the open feeling of it. You can see everyone working, having coffee, etc., which just made the building feel a lot more alive. The copious natural lighting was also a big plus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiThyn9IFoj_ck0A4QH67c46j0VUjJSj0QRriPR4tjX9b9ItTPZyE0PFnN1ChtDqAjv53LdSpXOpnfkAOZiKTHTr6kx8qIV4tHNwZuIQMlQsskRCPG2ZGTdOf-yFOJiOeMmTZROwdq_ZG/s1600-h/Random-2008+1312.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiThyn9IFoj_ck0A4QH67c46j0VUjJSj0QRriPR4tjX9b9ItTPZyE0PFnN1ChtDqAjv53LdSpXOpnfkAOZiKTHTr6kx8qIV4tHNwZuIQMlQsskRCPG2ZGTdOf-yFOJiOeMmTZROwdq_ZG/s320/Random-2008+1312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319518101497044130" border="0" /></a><br />Easy access from one floor to the next. I wish the architects for the Klaus building (where my office is at GT) had talked to the guys who designed this place a little more regarding usability and accessibility of work and communal spaces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Kq403TBvEpjyqxWuiLu5zWrTBX3yxu0fG5rI78Q784-KbSiNCgfLzq7xki5mAkz40PlTfw1VUIG5Q4fC_w-_VXkclws_1uEfhqfrOuw-0LziKADowIyYlomliOqdEJXXCUE2AMZmvJUa/s1600-h/Random-2008+1313.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Kq403TBvEpjyqxWuiLu5zWrTBX3yxu0fG5rI78Q784-KbSiNCgfLzq7xki5mAkz40PlTfw1VUIG5Q4fC_w-_VXkclws_1uEfhqfrOuw-0LziKADowIyYlomliOqdEJXXCUE2AMZmvJUa/s320/Random-2008+1313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517998574457618" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty nice spread for lunch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xwtAfV1tr87tqV9X_ajEhEWci0fzIjVByXnBQFichwgWHnpn4Rot3JXtPD7NZvkywiBloBexS-WTjciDorKAk2U3hYgdPDdB_f6n3-t2Wxxtsawq6B2-_4dFrjiW7w7AzSY7Dj31d1cX/s1600-h/Random-2008+1316.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xwtAfV1tr87tqV9X_ajEhEWci0fzIjVByXnBQFichwgWHnpn4Rot3JXtPD7NZvkywiBloBexS-WTjciDorKAk2U3hYgdPDdB_f6n3-t2Wxxtsawq6B2-_4dFrjiW7w7AzSY7Dj31d1cX/s320/Random-2008+1316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517994089788722" border="0" /></a><br />In between the PC meeting and the dinner for the PC, Rich V. and I got a recommendation for a local pub to swing by for a traditional hand-pulled pint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e-hhvE_nJE7U9PEaGlH8q88kbgPUZYLfMtXq-9gO8ickQEVJweZnACQxozvRh0HK1fc38PKNCdpkHZOU5fSNb1IT5wz9oYW53kNVEoyau-1qfTeD0NoeAE58iBu3aJt7n6LcB28cDfY2/s1600-h/Random-2008+1315.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e-hhvE_nJE7U9PEaGlH8q88kbgPUZYLfMtXq-9gO8ickQEVJweZnACQxozvRh0HK1fc38PKNCdpkHZOU5fSNb1IT5wz9oYW53kNVEoyau-1qfTeD0NoeAE58iBu3aJt7n6LcB28cDfY2/s320/Random-2008+1315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517995519380242" border="0" /></a><br />Barkeep pulling a pint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkIAwYh2X0npsmBe5yPeyIs4vyAHz4PnrxWrx3dy9_QWMxB6xidhyphenhyphenRRR8WmGwhQg8m5xm-ruD8Ebz7mYNLXO3J_BhRFIeeC5ETTxz1WkLpQK-MH0gsggnPB68OVdNeKGZu4goOoLkgmoE/s1600-h/Random-2008+1317.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkIAwYh2X0npsmBe5yPeyIs4vyAHz4PnrxWrx3dy9_QWMxB6xidhyphenhyphenRRR8WmGwhQg8m5xm-ruD8Ebz7mYNLXO3J_BhRFIeeC5ETTxz1WkLpQK-MH0gsggnPB68OVdNeKGZu4goOoLkgmoE/s320/Random-2008+1317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517995363957298" border="0" /></a><br />I don't remember the name of the restaurant where we had dinner, but it was pretty upscale. Good food on large white plates. :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOrEYCM7-erQ9nEdpFoGeYygJ-zEcPVU-YRi_sMxBuzwD9CJKb5ugqiM-i8JqeS5vWVHxisMRDdAVDHBf1ZmGrbDMQTa0r4Bp9Azryny6eIaRF0nppysurke_fQwMz-DiAeVb7lRCAXxW/s1600-h/Random-2008+1318.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOrEYCM7-erQ9nEdpFoGeYygJ-zEcPVU-YRi_sMxBuzwD9CJKb5ugqiM-i8JqeS5vWVHxisMRDdAVDHBf1ZmGrbDMQTa0r4Bp9Azryny6eIaRF0nppysurke_fQwMz-DiAeVb7lRCAXxW/s320/Random-2008+1318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517989279809346" border="0" /></a><br />Random smeared sauce on the side of the plate as is required these days of all top-end joints.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ALJHI9pynt9giFW-EIubUq1WXAosKbGMFOJyO3qOfR9Ui26DQBQreR5-rfBeZIHInAB8bfAinsGlk8Ox8O7e_0j99vxCJPNIksfs4G38HUAslBr_g5CyWfk_8AFa7irD5ISGKDe0oxH3/s1600-h/Random-2008+1319.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ALJHI9pynt9giFW-EIubUq1WXAosKbGMFOJyO3qOfR9Ui26DQBQreR5-rfBeZIHInAB8bfAinsGlk8Ox8O7e_0j99vxCJPNIksfs4G38HUAslBr_g5CyWfk_8AFa7irD5ISGKDe0oxH3/s320/Random-2008+1319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517871190923426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUiL7m382WSNagwZPP_56Zx0DbRo_f1cTyWSNdNx3RhwbiNaIb616RtereUvFu_1TX6gIccphhjkFVfOumNrZr17AOoZUI4rudGv_hJJzBw78lwJzq1AnX-yiwc-uJTIdJ3hnHE5iHdgc/s1600-h/Random-2008+1320.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUiL7m382WSNagwZPP_56Zx0DbRo_f1cTyWSNdNx3RhwbiNaIb616RtereUvFu_1TX6gIccphhjkFVfOumNrZr17AOoZUI4rudGv_hJJzBw78lwJzq1AnX-yiwc-uJTIdJ3hnHE5iHdgc/s320/Random-2008+1320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517864936448914" border="0" /></a><br />I got a cheese plate for dessert. Some nice local cheeses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A0Zhm_1NPXcOwyGy63aG7YAdbeGTNwR7zvMgl7Xlobc1YdchhCa5HZo8P5_rOEQggP2vmiwB75hjGrdq3OYHWA8KXO7kbHlCexoH150Pp0J0x3wxHj8A-IexwFJfthP9JfOBj8LL3t7k/s1600-h/Random-2008+1321.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A0Zhm_1NPXcOwyGy63aG7YAdbeGTNwR7zvMgl7Xlobc1YdchhCa5HZo8P5_rOEQggP2vmiwB75hjGrdq3OYHWA8KXO7kbHlCexoH150Pp0J0x3wxHj8A-IexwFJfthP9JfOBj8LL3t7k/s320/Random-2008+1321.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517865287438210" border="0" /></a><br />(other people's desserts)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM-Dyo_JZ4f4sOVw32eFy1pQJlETSyzUpi-XugFKzP9pDUSfHEgNMkDRCqXsxhuDF8G0ydEcAw_hgp1yzlLDMhvNOzt3bAKl3McS-Cl43Q-2ZmFOBQ_DEoO3ZGEzhGJQdcEMWdRTdNiOK/s1600-h/Random-2008+1322.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM-Dyo_JZ4f4sOVw32eFy1pQJlETSyzUpi-XugFKzP9pDUSfHEgNMkDRCqXsxhuDF8G0ydEcAw_hgp1yzlLDMhvNOzt3bAKl3McS-Cl43Q-2ZmFOBQ_DEoO3ZGEzhGJQdcEMWdRTdNiOK/s320/Random-2008+1322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517859591675602" border="0" /></a><br />Then we went out for more drinks afterwards.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cMBESjS-gnis2gjed9uABvdtol57_APRcReikMiinQNYarNJXFVjxUUYZN2WKGoDr5mri35kLu5UCJrTCBfF9mo8KeoEtvZ4WOyMGG4ccqBXA8T_FJeNenor93lhj8tg68kRWweddWkM/s1600-h/Random-2008+1323.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cMBESjS-gnis2gjed9uABvdtol57_APRcReikMiinQNYarNJXFVjxUUYZN2WKGoDr5mri35kLu5UCJrTCBfF9mo8KeoEtvZ4WOyMGG4ccqBXA8T_FJeNenor93lhj8tg68kRWweddWkM/s320/Random-2008+1323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517853207471442" border="0" /></a><br />Pint o' somethin'.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShOVCY0FhrjBff1-9jrRcHeUh1OJ4oLrj9RXcYkpQDLTdbkmiabFZM4pTfBYly1xh1nNN1CHgKf6LZoEkMMOuNDhfm1Pmh3DxFYXDQjVGxsMmMVKH773n92CpqAcbsqwuUVVnSxSVSG5c/s1600-h/Random-2008+1325.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShOVCY0FhrjBff1-9jrRcHeUh1OJ4oLrj9RXcYkpQDLTdbkmiabFZM4pTfBYly1xh1nNN1CHgKf6LZoEkMMOuNDhfm1Pmh3DxFYXDQjVGxsMmMVKH773n92CpqAcbsqwuUVVnSxSVSG5c/s320/Random-2008+1325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517725058773378" border="0" /></a><br />Gotta have some scotch while in Scotland.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_O-OFIr-6uuxyT9XPMZuhn-xw2OKRfCf1rBXzQYxVOAnOGb3qlCTielSoUcydRrIJI7HQPu9DxixOf54B1yZ_8jK90-E9PS3v-muYEO-C8XFp9xnpr5w5lNeEyFB3QazgPh8_gLHZGbrc/s1600-h/Random-2008+1326.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_O-OFIr-6uuxyT9XPMZuhn-xw2OKRfCf1rBXzQYxVOAnOGb3qlCTielSoUcydRrIJI7HQPu9DxixOf54B1yZ_8jK90-E9PS3v-muYEO-C8XFp9xnpr5w5lNeEyFB3QazgPh8_gLHZGbrc/s320/Random-2008+1326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517723364267266" border="0" /></a><br />Pit-stop at a "chippie" (that's what they call these shops where they pretty much deep-fry anything/everything).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8969s89AMWp-sbjZWTZNvgdVfc_K8odyyCtY40AfFjWbl568XOjE9fndu1STB9DScn6p7rLCQ6sTWpAsms18PXXjwufchxUap6Mvs_ChUWC68bBvn7C-YZetW6M8bAZ6n3NiEhoDKwdC/s1600-h/Random-2008+1327.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8969s89AMWp-sbjZWTZNvgdVfc_K8odyyCtY40AfFjWbl568XOjE9fndu1STB9DScn6p7rLCQ6sTWpAsms18PXXjwufchxUap6Mvs_ChUWC68bBvn7C-YZetW6M8bAZ6n3NiEhoDKwdC/s320/Random-2008+1327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517720412266530" border="0" /></a><br />My order of deep-fried haggis glopped with plenty of "brown sauce" (that's what they call it).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQTib1OeezSydqG0inDND8ebjSlhXqUFUfgflUSxEDSZ5xWAx9V7K0WKw_Pg2QShXcCw9CxZ-QW8sjxDcrWBi9ntgV_kLAWbTVIUuMhYDrbGdpEQKoyTZXEjEJHyPgMxHuppm6CbQ8j0C/s1600-h/Random-2008+1329.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQTib1OeezSydqG0inDND8ebjSlhXqUFUfgflUSxEDSZ5xWAx9V7K0WKw_Pg2QShXcCw9CxZ-QW8sjxDcrWBi9ntgV_kLAWbTVIUuMhYDrbGdpEQKoyTZXEjEJHyPgMxHuppm6CbQ8j0C/s320/Random-2008+1329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517717604483250" border="0" /></a><br />Some other place we swung by for some more drinks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1WLiNmZuT6zYQ4GspBuhzl84PFW4h9esJvmoepMZx-2lRX_L4AAlyEAcfnKa3xdEgSVVgZF4RYL_4dWPXbbAu6SFkgPla0Cqe_XIbM60prR2dR5umR7hG-ryzmDSdiLJNl3d5x_nNZ4E/s1600-h/Random-2008+1332.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1WLiNmZuT6zYQ4GspBuhzl84PFW4h9esJvmoepMZx-2lRX_L4AAlyEAcfnKa3xdEgSVVgZF4RYL_4dWPXbbAu6SFkgPla0Cqe_XIbM60prR2dR5umR7hG-ryzmDSdiLJNl3d5x_nNZ4E/s320/Random-2008+1332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319517714381096946" border="0" /></a><br />On the walk home, mostly drunk, somehow Sean Connery's mug was really funny to me because I can't look at the man without thinking about those SNL Jeopardy! skits ("Therapist"?).Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-70290195071076142352008-09-10T17:28:00.000-07:002009-03-31T19:07:08.621-07:00Edinburgh (Day 0)Had a conference program committee meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Long flight from Atlanta to Paris, a painfully long four-hour lay-over in CDG (almost slept through the boarding calls), and then a short commuter flight to Edinburgh.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD5zDWXNwmu2mQhIiUAFgYpmo8fHERJ-5-6VCF5zZ4jlg6tzLnIeyR4i9c6dbM25hbqZ0oA_3ho02nNwoGroJgiqTvUFUG3uh5Vaw_hWiTxooMu5p-c03mNqixAlaj8hjsllgWfElnCwg/s1600-h/Random-2008+1283.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD5zDWXNwmu2mQhIiUAFgYpmo8fHERJ-5-6VCF5zZ4jlg6tzLnIeyR4i9c6dbM25hbqZ0oA_3ho02nNwoGroJgiqTvUFUG3uh5Vaw_hWiTxooMu5p-c03mNqixAlaj8hjsllgWfElnCwg/s320/Random-2008+1283.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514748017545186" border="0" /></a><br />Little snack tray that you get on the Air France hop from CDG to EDI. Pretty nice for an airplane!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN_3NRhewThRI_v32_a7ZCOiPly-sM_b8POYzKCIKGiMTMGrsI5DkjxNdCGgRkCRd1iO4U1v8zbLFmBmg0p6zdv3Zbby3VemvlIG74pxZwFNC1CqxjDJlgg5eZo4jHdWOZNp0cmYUk-sh/s1600-h/Random-2008+1284.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN_3NRhewThRI_v32_a7ZCOiPly-sM_b8POYzKCIKGiMTMGrsI5DkjxNdCGgRkCRd1iO4U1v8zbLFmBmg0p6zdv3Zbby3VemvlIG74pxZwFNC1CqxjDJlgg5eZo4jHdWOZNp0cmYUk-sh/s320/Random-2008+1284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514744210057618" border="0" /></a><br />Random views on the double-decker bus from the airport to downtown.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03uiSsswIRR-PvEYXslum6OMv7yfoP2zCz9bzros7BWpX_mZiYXAd_oAUyUEK18AXwXKQkbQ5lQIu4XsizgC4qLSH6pBliXCG0AOhURJt3gSa9o4FZTnSG97gTpYzKb3pNzCLo8Fsrucp/s1600-h/Random-2008+1285.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03uiSsswIRR-PvEYXslum6OMv7yfoP2zCz9bzros7BWpX_mZiYXAd_oAUyUEK18AXwXKQkbQ5lQIu4XsizgC4qLSH6pBliXCG0AOhURJt3gSa9o4FZTnSG97gTpYzKb3pNzCLo8Fsrucp/s320/Random-2008+1285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514738371310994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8yNQeUCTZT9bQqAbdcT5ZalE1Pum3uOl5rRkKbBKzeIM5bCc6sHct5RgL92PCI5rsLpXvXFh8fqyZ2IHPb9iPvfqWanjpsIP4FHiyq_Ru7-856g4GK1lliCSPZdgVsj4rvBOR1VtDSog/s1600-h/Random-2008+1286.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8yNQeUCTZT9bQqAbdcT5ZalE1Pum3uOl5rRkKbBKzeIM5bCc6sHct5RgL92PCI5rsLpXvXFh8fqyZ2IHPb9iPvfqWanjpsIP4FHiyq_Ru7-856g4GK1lliCSPZdgVsj4rvBOR1VtDSog/s320/Random-2008+1286.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514644439142546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0Z8MYsEWh70QfcvnJtbedREo4fEC4PgpbNPg6JGWPIoquD8xQrCqmXx5Wk_ggGwm4i8qxTexNHR-tN2vw7DloOxLpTKzMu1TbpR6PybitMmlpJ6H0GjLdYBBsBS2GifOVRV-bCidkYLx/s1600-h/Random-2008+1289.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0Z8MYsEWh70QfcvnJtbedREo4fEC4PgpbNPg6JGWPIoquD8xQrCqmXx5Wk_ggGwm4i8qxTexNHR-tN2vw7DloOxLpTKzMu1TbpR6PybitMmlpJ6H0GjLdYBBsBS2GifOVRV-bCidkYLx/s320/Random-2008+1289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514642695658274" border="0" /></a><br />Big impressive buildings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgXJVyQ6UBHDIJ26yy3ZbIvEp2xHysa6-TX5Jm5vKJcmzEK_dqkMD9Xpr5deQHNdZ8VtarwD8yKlTf6Wo7kaQP448njCFcFvggS0cITK1oLzYlxQkqTvePEMfchwkfa2KW8muN58bFYRK/s1600-h/Random-2008+1290.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgXJVyQ6UBHDIJ26yy3ZbIvEp2xHysa6-TX5Jm5vKJcmzEK_dqkMD9Xpr5deQHNdZ8VtarwD8yKlTf6Wo7kaQP448njCFcFvggS0cITK1oLzYlxQkqTvePEMfchwkfa2KW8muN58bFYRK/s320/Random-2008+1290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514643013072210" border="0" /></a><br />Castle in the background.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxldUCIaoJPbwNq9EVedIBFzj2CtaZKD4N20Plr9V4jE0l8WcIfPRIlFa3gFlG5ptgF_5TGej8Lr0L51nBkB8H-YFkVgDDaNyDJMJZeto3YLDpNm8W5o45y5SNHWEDuVCUzrbB7LNwu5Oo/s1600-h/Random-2008+1291.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxldUCIaoJPbwNq9EVedIBFzj2CtaZKD4N20Plr9V4jE0l8WcIfPRIlFa3gFlG5ptgF_5TGej8Lr0L51nBkB8H-YFkVgDDaNyDJMJZeto3YLDpNm8W5o45y5SNHWEDuVCUzrbB7LNwu5Oo/s320/Random-2008+1291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514640629053714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cw1Wnep9dXpZe0Q05m9lmDHUAzxVk-gV-Id5y0f74VFQRd8BcalGlkj_LX2hXhA87a1w5agRJAPKeXSiCdDnGtWyRMUjNsIczk5_Zv7kYinWWmwzShPJZiBxD9eJEQe5eulhCzEvOddJ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1292.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cw1Wnep9dXpZe0Q05m9lmDHUAzxVk-gV-Id5y0f74VFQRd8BcalGlkj_LX2hXhA87a1w5agRJAPKeXSiCdDnGtWyRMUjNsIczk5_Zv7kYinWWmwzShPJZiBxD9eJEQe5eulhCzEvOddJ/s320/Random-2008+1292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514490751629970" border="0" /></a><br />This is pretty neat. It's a model of the city commissioned so that blind people can feel it and get a sense of the layout of the city, the topology, etc. There's some braille descriptions along with it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTn7F1cVJnO9oX8BheXvpdqR1UvKrIsjFU2JYSY45dzS4ARmSqGW10jtiFgZS5Qnl700lUgOeY0cs_VZ81O0FCAuK-QtRTxcXLs-fBGliP_iu3mnpXWxfoyZPW3Curi55QRgSM1JTYvT-/s1600-h/Random-2008+1293.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTn7F1cVJnO9oX8BheXvpdqR1UvKrIsjFU2JYSY45dzS4ARmSqGW10jtiFgZS5Qnl700lUgOeY0cs_VZ81O0FCAuK-QtRTxcXLs-fBGliP_iu3mnpXWxfoyZPW3Curi55QRgSM1JTYvT-/s320/Random-2008+1293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514486374876722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUC3tAKQAMpuZv9o96BWFCvNHa_tP_i_w6vIFCAKe6HLPQNNuj6KVne6QgLPbKkXbRZq8aSJuouUH9EA5mB4t6R0cBm_b4SyqWXov677DXQssBripb_xDB4Ocw2BPDqmn7JXMWdwqESnZ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1294.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUC3tAKQAMpuZv9o96BWFCvNHa_tP_i_w6vIFCAKe6HLPQNNuj6KVne6QgLPbKkXbRZq8aSJuouUH9EA5mB4t6R0cBm_b4SyqWXov677DXQssBripb_xDB4Ocw2BPDqmn7JXMWdwqESnZ/s320/Random-2008+1294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514484991547570" border="0" /></a><br />I had to play so wacky games with converters to get juice for my laptop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMZg8rdAH_uPad5McIeSMmWtv68ZvjM8tPAbdhDpazSKXSfiCq60yCyqD0KhVjEy15TZ3dSAmw5XdHRCxgpAukM-5sLzTpzRcUy-T52M6ArD0HIvSzMgomrb4Xi9Sxh4Kw4-i33J8EoH7/s1600-h/Random-2008+1295.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMZg8rdAH_uPad5McIeSMmWtv68ZvjM8tPAbdhDpazSKXSfiCq60yCyqD0KhVjEy15TZ3dSAmw5XdHRCxgpAukM-5sLzTpzRcUy-T52M6ArD0HIvSzMgomrb4Xi9Sxh4Kw4-i33J8EoH7/s320/Random-2008+1295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514480740488834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4ogpxGR5GpTfHMH3LXmmjhogts64KN-y7wjvmJmyYl-CDewXhSu8vqhrw0RTPHOqWQBn-ne-etDuPyM4t6YgmFlxlI4V4uHoJ8vDWNYCLIn1tcZmFtEmSLRMVmWQWf72tKMOf82cSLBZ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1296.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4ogpxGR5GpTfHMH3LXmmjhogts64KN-y7wjvmJmyYl-CDewXhSu8vqhrw0RTPHOqWQBn-ne-etDuPyM4t6YgmFlxlI4V4uHoJ8vDWNYCLIn1tcZmFtEmSLRMVmWQWf72tKMOf82cSLBZ/s320/Random-2008+1296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514476652108418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxSnIXQBs3NrXKb_7hSdWeK7GeYusupNE6uzDPrtjs4nAFnpn9P7G_WqrNC9_RG43vw9X3AA02XpPHcLxyl_Yf0yyMB1kx-gOUxtW7LFIuLkR-oYPGn1HiJgKfDfTEI2_CaEL_XK8QN6e/s1600-h/Random-2008+1298.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxSnIXQBs3NrXKb_7hSdWeK7GeYusupNE6uzDPrtjs4nAFnpn9P7G_WqrNC9_RG43vw9X3AA02XpPHcLxyl_Yf0yyMB1kx-gOUxtW7LFIuLkR-oYPGn1HiJgKfDfTEI2_CaEL_XK8QN6e/s320/Random-2008+1298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514251827945458" border="0" /></a><br />"New Town"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY32-OXuFZyTmYVfOLkkbEfTVarE_7OhrpC2r26A9vKaMfcwEwNfKGJL8BUJTBMxpTC73p16vWHbbt1qTLmERqVX4twoDfvfE0HOIkr2EQjnUU2lQDmUhsornYg8YEo9xMA4kHFB9x0EP/s1600-h/Random-2008+1299.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY32-OXuFZyTmYVfOLkkbEfTVarE_7OhrpC2r26A9vKaMfcwEwNfKGJL8BUJTBMxpTC73p16vWHbbt1qTLmERqVX4twoDfvfE0HOIkr2EQjnUU2lQDmUhsornYg8YEo9xMA4kHFB9x0EP/s320/Random-2008+1299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514249461059250" border="0" /></a><br />My ass never made it inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZNwW9A-Nwo3HggA-FQmEvphCTwLyf7Lf12M9HktY7xBJvY4F2Yagp6OeRJb-ZxJudZYfFmE1Eno9QLPtBwadgRUr8RVZXmRzqOeR2BFZd47gFY0jSsA2T_BXcVIjY5GRRoHT6h4fk2kg/s1600-h/Random-2008+1300.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZNwW9A-Nwo3HggA-FQmEvphCTwLyf7Lf12M9HktY7xBJvY4F2Yagp6OeRJb-ZxJudZYfFmE1Eno9QLPtBwadgRUr8RVZXmRzqOeR2BFZd47gFY0jSsA2T_BXcVIjY5GRRoHT6h4fk2kg/s320/Random-2008+1300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514250180810674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrXO0INJtG53ETp-tbz_iB3hcVrMkewfZMIrX0eotwc90La9DJNq-JsxV9BirecV0Ff8tqzgp0lHB76rBF-ELJq2ipZU23XyX1Dev8vYExme1Mto3Wm_X3lZtAWv3js6u-QeWDwPRwYej/s1600-h/Random-2008+1305.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrXO0INJtG53ETp-tbz_iB3hcVrMkewfZMIrX0eotwc90La9DJNq-JsxV9BirecV0Ff8tqzgp0lHB76rBF-ELJq2ipZU23XyX1Dev8vYExme1Mto3Wm_X3lZtAWv3js6u-QeWDwPRwYej/s320/Random-2008+1305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514250446269442" border="0" /></a><br />The place I ended up for dinner. Just pulled restaurant listings from Lonely Planet. Sort of upscale "new" Scottish/British fare.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmJUhFlc6bmwbkyv_XDr9NPY-BrHohdTHmh-HEYbYwEyhJojzUMK81uRKgTiuMeOwJ2ppiYEpzQyudbn9LxsjDFFn1BAyoag4wFwClT1WcWI-VLOTyVLza_AgT4c0E5StwVx-lEBZxCbC/s1600-h/Random-2008+1301.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmJUhFlc6bmwbkyv_XDr9NPY-BrHohdTHmh-HEYbYwEyhJojzUMK81uRKgTiuMeOwJ2ppiYEpzQyudbn9LxsjDFFn1BAyoag4wFwClT1WcWI-VLOTyVLza_AgT4c0E5StwVx-lEBZxCbC/s320/Random-2008+1301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319514243986750354" border="0" /></a><br />Cold cider.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrYmJhMoor8pTmmmX0P6aZJDv1f_RAezVIBibqxquEzEeAVmiZ5rwP5yyWxvddS61dRtCeuC46OCaqlu-jBEM1aJvDg9TEbrHPyJlFEmRji8VwB7UBhLS_FO1s9d-agg3H4lXt6z70hO4/s1600-h/Random-2008+1302.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrYmJhMoor8pTmmmX0P6aZJDv1f_RAezVIBibqxquEzEeAVmiZ5rwP5yyWxvddS61dRtCeuC46OCaqlu-jBEM1aJvDg9TEbrHPyJlFEmRji8VwB7UBhLS_FO1s9d-agg3H4lXt6z70hO4/s320/Random-2008+1302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319513992927792690" border="0" /></a><br />Black pudding. Was pretty tasty despite its ominous look.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim96Zy41wN90GbXeaJfF26vr1XOj3kZea652iqTmjlEs1aZXoFLNOKq5MfdmVFurOQ6TVWSX4njEZfXiqpOx271sWiYwQAk_GZ39r2XEUeYEqgJFIePYzixpF9UiTpGxCbaOXCujKSeUaJ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1303.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim96Zy41wN90GbXeaJfF26vr1XOj3kZea652iqTmjlEs1aZXoFLNOKq5MfdmVFurOQ6TVWSX4njEZfXiqpOx271sWiYwQAk_GZ39r2XEUeYEqgJFIePYzixpF9UiTpGxCbaOXCujKSeUaJ/s320/Random-2008+1303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319513992410900962" border="0" /></a><br />Scottish lamb of some sort, I believe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5V7Sh4V0U_rCgq9m1fqEy4Md9BLJ4vEQh3dJmbWC6wARURm7udx2ZinhExPQT-PNcwy6d2bZLGcLlSxwmMCfBqFRcW3N19sQ01BBtZfnFIjz0zx9uElKPTN9wEYIpszDDLtBBt350i0p/s1600-h/Random-2008+1304.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5V7Sh4V0U_rCgq9m1fqEy4Md9BLJ4vEQh3dJmbWC6wARURm7udx2ZinhExPQT-PNcwy6d2bZLGcLlSxwmMCfBqFRcW3N19sQ01BBtZfnFIjz0zx9uElKPTN9wEYIpszDDLtBBt350i0p/s320/Random-2008+1304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319513985937128386" border="0" /></a><br />Panna cotta-like dessert.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjzbRNaYRbjSdUI8Emu5fGFpop7yhLkDP7MbR10jDyyPqBgD_oVIv1oaH9Wm2kEdj9umLkyhRG9IVVFf8mOTm8JlQy0CYFrRG-rXtXGP77s4W9-9MojT9O5b7NR1FB8zJbYcX-I8s56p1/s1600-h/Random-2008+1306.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjzbRNaYRbjSdUI8Emu5fGFpop7yhLkDP7MbR10jDyyPqBgD_oVIv1oaH9Wm2kEdj9umLkyhRG9IVVFf8mOTm8JlQy0CYFrRG-rXtXGP77s4W9-9MojT9O5b7NR1FB8zJbYcX-I8s56p1/s320/Random-2008+1306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319513985342290434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Be01dc62yyg2cI_riVqlo3uhBGSfMo_2DeLLmJDY8Lbugzjg5XKfnLzOEoRfMCgG1V3F_rdASEDn9GytChkAf0gDIdxQpBWSbVx5mgwVQgwqe2dlLgl88OvnUW9HZ9iO1YIFeyAohmeC/s1600-h/Random-2008+1307.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Be01dc62yyg2cI_riVqlo3uhBGSfMo_2DeLLmJDY8Lbugzjg5XKfnLzOEoRfMCgG1V3F_rdASEDn9GytChkAf0gDIdxQpBWSbVx5mgwVQgwqe2dlLgl88OvnUW9HZ9iO1YIFeyAohmeC/s320/Random-2008+1307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319513984655121922" border="0" /></a>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-39883524622791459722008-08-30T19:09:00.000-07:002009-03-22T19:25:16.889-07:00Not Food: Dragoncon ParadeThere's a scifi convention in town every year called DragonCon. As part of it, they have free parade up Peachtree St. downtown where all the cosplay folk get to strut and show off their stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BOXqhjov2jScsMVNg3QA5GwpDMQt53JsJcadGotw9bLSC-aDTnyDLaZGFea-36rSSQ_vOu8Ttc5z7OMT4XFM4tPAIy0DYmwpACTRw7s9eNrafLovlMaMBrepkE4VMcC4ojuMB5RV5WVA/s1600-h/Random-2008+1207.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BOXqhjov2jScsMVNg3QA5GwpDMQt53JsJcadGotw9bLSC-aDTnyDLaZGFea-36rSSQ_vOu8Ttc5z7OMT4XFM4tPAIy0DYmwpACTRw7s9eNrafLovlMaMBrepkE4VMcC4ojuMB5RV5WVA/s320/Random-2008+1207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316202468672915650" border="0" /></a><br />Cobra commander and the Baroness.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSty3VllAIiHLE5zU69Y-pvQnLSwpV0yIjHDKrPRhY3GdjGQ-N1BUCkGZYYyxCiI5pnpaeluMKBV5NfdSHHfQgwqakJYoHic1eobNZrMQqhn9ZBuHcdwg7nOzhUvmmhcG06qyTjkXfcNa9/s1600-h/Random-2008+1216.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSty3VllAIiHLE5zU69Y-pvQnLSwpV0yIjHDKrPRhY3GdjGQ-N1BUCkGZYYyxCiI5pnpaeluMKBV5NfdSHHfQgwqakJYoHic1eobNZrMQqhn9ZBuHcdwg7nOzhUvmmhcG06qyTjkXfcNa9/s320/Random-2008+1216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316202458963988450" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't know that Superheros were so into my last name.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vuJQ0YGD7JgcQBb5E8o35Ncja2sU1KiFq-9hrb56KtaFFbdZyF49nA9GQSD77cantchSXZNOnOHEBFpONlleNwVwAjeaq3-JIGxLGkj4Pi8Z3fBsBRwIe755gPWLpif5uk679Vju3pFT/s1600-h/Random-2008+1231.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vuJQ0YGD7JgcQBb5E8o35Ncja2sU1KiFq-9hrb56KtaFFbdZyF49nA9GQSD77cantchSXZNOnOHEBFpONlleNwVwAjeaq3-JIGxLGkj4Pi8Z3fBsBRwIe755gPWLpif5uk679Vju3pFT/s320/Random-2008+1231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316202453709825986" border="0" /></a><br />Nobody expected this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GrQZmQpq6FMlI0dZ3Mvj_MOizYpWmkxupS9Ih1dAqLQ7CGtG11l31TJMJfRykMe4ms9UjH1pIVhkVDRryHm99Y-pKVsxU_qlf2v8nZnLB9iC3rep0FYGTXKTbpt4e7GG-JU-bvQ1BmSG/s1600-h/Random-2008+1237.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GrQZmQpq6FMlI0dZ3Mvj_MOizYpWmkxupS9Ih1dAqLQ7CGtG11l31TJMJfRykMe4ms9UjH1pIVhkVDRryHm99Y-pKVsxU_qlf2v8nZnLB9iC3rep0FYGTXKTbpt4e7GG-JU-bvQ1BmSG/s320/Random-2008+1237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316202440660102946" border="0" /></a><br />Speed Racer in the Mach 5<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdImTwqyvIxBeFvCnSkTRLXR7PqZs2hqdQw7lO_fV6W6MZ4yP-rDc4GSS5C1MPnellr5OD_pEpDKh_oya4am1X9Z9oUfD7H3A6FSQ4eGsBHEvyDoTPLpLfJybmtCVp4pWhMCK27i_0wf4/s1600-h/Random-2008+1240.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdImTwqyvIxBeFvCnSkTRLXR7PqZs2hqdQw7lO_fV6W6MZ4yP-rDc4GSS5C1MPnellr5OD_pEpDKh_oya4am1X9Z9oUfD7H3A6FSQ4eGsBHEvyDoTPLpLfJybmtCVp4pWhMCK27i_0wf4/s320/Random-2008+1240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201711741437746" border="0" /></a><br />I don't remember the Thundercats trucking around in a mini Cooper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMSQTLD0Sr-neHQzoqJ3N0jeX7gwXXvtPJQjkrEUoFYMfbQme8GR9mggyGdMAs8KRd64VbhuEYua3Ta6GB_5uKaCMbjb1Il8PGygVVtSZFwPCa6PUfr8fHA6wjpc3TAXfVeH60s3mmfQu/s1600-h/Random-2008+1248.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMSQTLD0Sr-neHQzoqJ3N0jeX7gwXXvtPJQjkrEUoFYMfbQme8GR9mggyGdMAs8KRd64VbhuEYua3Ta6GB_5uKaCMbjb1Il8PGygVVtSZFwPCa6PUfr8fHA6wjpc3TAXfVeH60s3mmfQu/s320/Random-2008+1248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201706618699650" border="0" /></a><br />Ghostbusters... kinda retro.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuVdGiRkwY6oFgAr2EEyeUk4PsKUSI2wTvKVwfhEezi5pLcZMwK4Mc9gtxrev9aiCOQGULFzDNMGJ4b97F3fi81X_bROiqL47r68oTALpioZ1EoiyyWvW2BT2FHxNwXnZSIbUjfsT09Hm/s1600-h/Random-2008+1253.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuVdGiRkwY6oFgAr2EEyeUk4PsKUSI2wTvKVwfhEezi5pLcZMwK4Mc9gtxrev9aiCOQGULFzDNMGJ4b97F3fi81X_bROiqL47r68oTALpioZ1EoiyyWvW2BT2FHxNwXnZSIbUjfsT09Hm/s320/Random-2008+1253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201702426109074" border="0" /></a><br />Halo/Red vs. Blue<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6qEUOh5d5HAR2c2NOO4oMaC2CoDmTSBZyxKMI3xNgZY1bDI4IoTM_Lbywl5438nRtf363eqwa_W8zylWD_TdPrcTBCNsS3GzAKU2vn2bQsW2rSHT_g6GrNHNmWykY2CGzqd-OuQL9sTQ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1257.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6qEUOh5d5HAR2c2NOO4oMaC2CoDmTSBZyxKMI3xNgZY1bDI4IoTM_Lbywl5438nRtf363eqwa_W8zylWD_TdPrcTBCNsS3GzAKU2vn2bQsW2rSHT_g6GrNHNmWykY2CGzqd-OuQL9sTQ/s320/Random-2008+1257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201700925804786" border="0" /></a><br />Pirates of the Caribbean<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxLbCvz3I9oXzBsT2Xpyb0nm3EXGluLTl7Nr3cSej-UCw8GHAFJqV3MIeAZqJDTauhgKDXOVlg-fRwPiHTZSEw7iHTy2Vg6KkAtCwArXQ62znvu20krXcoICSQXT3dH_x76NIJimhh6aP/s1600-h/Random-2008+1261.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxLbCvz3I9oXzBsT2Xpyb0nm3EXGluLTl7Nr3cSej-UCw8GHAFJqV3MIeAZqJDTauhgKDXOVlg-fRwPiHTZSEw7iHTy2Vg6KkAtCwArXQ62znvu20krXcoICSQXT3dH_x76NIJimhh6aP/s320/Random-2008+1261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201686730302738" border="0" /></a><br />Sgt. Pepper and the Lonely Hearts? Huh?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZm8Uytvf0Qqw69SXPjLBQ0q13AgQV32b_RO11y21v1z9Ib8E4-ZBnMvKH75thy3zZxHMHa0J8o9dHpkfjqUkEjl31BWLmKDQTJNUqMtPP6LakGVk3z7EtWNkK4C4OJZC-s6KyIoF2GX9/s1600-h/Random-2008+1263.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZm8Uytvf0Qqw69SXPjLBQ0q13AgQV32b_RO11y21v1z9Ib8E4-ZBnMvKH75thy3zZxHMHa0J8o9dHpkfjqUkEjl31BWLmKDQTJNUqMtPP6LakGVk3z7EtWNkK4C4OJZC-s6KyIoF2GX9/s320/Random-2008+1263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201189986811842" border="0" /></a><br />KOTOR Sith dude.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck1ZBkV3nBwDXc0fd11WjorM9ZjVTBzSX-y-75w0IT43JHJncLk-6tgk-Hq7DLWrsA1lLJbsyi2NwyX5Omeof_IQchOgNwlx8404LAztxvAfbLogu3WzMtjtfN01ucjSzuyoS-I5YIk9u/s1600-h/Random-2008+1268.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck1ZBkV3nBwDXc0fd11WjorM9ZjVTBzSX-y-75w0IT43JHJncLk-6tgk-Hq7DLWrsA1lLJbsyi2NwyX5Omeof_IQchOgNwlx8404LAztxvAfbLogu3WzMtjtfN01ucjSzuyoS-I5YIk9u/s320/Random-2008+1268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201187153646402" border="0" /></a><br />Star Wars meets Pez... pretty funny concept for costumes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR0A7rE__nupES0X7S5YnGtFVyZl9X328NoDeuMC9PX4SIrLl7Mv_e2LtEeMFaMn3qZblgG5GL3SrVkVH9aziRwE9JgEiOIkTotusQ-WgNa1XfFcrTjDXtXrZ47T4djhqsWZoTGR9J5N-/s1600-h/Random-2008+1274.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR0A7rE__nupES0X7S5YnGtFVyZl9X328NoDeuMC9PX4SIrLl7Mv_e2LtEeMFaMn3qZblgG5GL3SrVkVH9aziRwE9JgEiOIkTotusQ-WgNa1XfFcrTjDXtXrZ47T4djhqsWZoTGR9J5N-/s320/Random-2008+1274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201184334394930" border="0" /></a><br />A whole lotta folks who can't aim their laser guns.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIS_z4xaTzBDzq5ua1YZbAnTD0kaer8_Ux7t5GawIbPDErPHlKJnQ1Lh-mEy5fsCdOTEaoGGmjuXgQUqJnzzgIl1CyyrTCw7pZfONtMG4wjRePTvoknWy7skjB4fPgZTCDKfLKxo64B1zA/s1600-h/Random-2008+1278.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIS_z4xaTzBDzq5ua1YZbAnTD0kaer8_Ux7t5GawIbPDErPHlKJnQ1Lh-mEy5fsCdOTEaoGGmjuXgQUqJnzzgIl1CyyrTCw7pZfONtMG4wjRePTvoknWy7skjB4fPgZTCDKfLKxo64B1zA/s320/Random-2008+1278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201181069408242" border="0" /></a><br />Sand people.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWQqKE9q9wllxDwmijO6qg35xAsrJ8seGbUrqQkNn3SJEyHPEW78Slsbi0t1ZTPLs90V28La2sKNkdIEWvfpplzJvS7r0MdZxR8EzyiABcJA72sqVo1DoW-p1Zy_k0uOOWPbEAilH9TcQ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1281.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWQqKE9q9wllxDwmijO6qg35xAsrJ8seGbUrqQkNn3SJEyHPEW78Slsbi0t1ZTPLs90V28La2sKNkdIEWvfpplzJvS7r0MdZxR8EzyiABcJA72sqVo1DoW-p1Zy_k0uOOWPbEAilH9TcQ/s320/Random-2008+1281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316201178514079778" border="0" /></a><br />Booba Fett?Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-62515109604956631852008-08-22T19:04:00.000-07:002009-03-22T19:08:34.069-07:00Liz VisitsLiz braved the Atlanta August heat and came to visit us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABMaPnAmmfvOOw-f_eggJEYNLIRf1MD9naB05W7Qgf98X5M3YaDlpDzdMu6YIjhIXJ5QxRKO24u8-6NyFgPc6uTYt3Pfm2XQD3kB4Tb4kXdZfk6pjoC75VaZKUWttGLXjVYsfD7wkowdr/s1600-h/Random-2008+1157.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABMaPnAmmfvOOw-f_eggJEYNLIRf1MD9naB05W7Qgf98X5M3YaDlpDzdMu6YIjhIXJ5QxRKO24u8-6NyFgPc6uTYt3Pfm2XQD3kB4Tb4kXdZfk6pjoC75VaZKUWttGLXjVYsfD7wkowdr/s320/Random-2008+1157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316198691675224450" border="0" /></a><br />First stop: Papi's for some Cuban food.<br /><br />Dinner: Korean BBQ (Hae Woon Dae)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7qMKfYTjts4lJKW5l4xNI2IdMrvTPupR9vxl3_HQj98AA6Ui6trNBXNhmrpP5iiAKWSk_nCfHCmq_1gNwj2ptT-edsKNdY-fNpchBfBVgKimfUV4fd1pYanpX53aQX_xqosrxX2HP3Kp/s1600-h/Random-2008+1158.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7qMKfYTjts4lJKW5l4xNI2IdMrvTPupR9vxl3_HQj98AA6Ui6trNBXNhmrpP5iiAKWSk_nCfHCmq_1gNwj2ptT-edsKNdY-fNpchBfBVgKimfUV4fd1pYanpX53aQX_xqosrxX2HP3Kp/s320/Random-2008+1158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316198645075334066" border="0" /></a><br />Banchan<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu536r4w7E6PlNPQ8Fk-0nlP7u-GM1KsmHgWlmoT7MkZ1zm7Ml9ADxrg_7USsRqZOR7iJOjNPI0Q3u3T49J2wyMFiOvyLYkBPDDWml1fKLKxwcwVTEB0SHCdjT63IdAvv9jM50Sxhgnvr/s1600-h/Random-2008+1163.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu536r4w7E6PlNPQ8Fk-0nlP7u-GM1KsmHgWlmoT7MkZ1zm7Ml9ADxrg_7USsRqZOR7iJOjNPI0Q3u3T49J2wyMFiOvyLYkBPDDWml1fKLKxwcwVTEB0SHCdjT63IdAvv9jM50Sxhgnvr/s320/Random-2008+1163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316198638876416418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0a39S4GA0CQkaSghDhQobfilp-C9fLdyBSHhYnZNT7nHoxPQdPDH9JIG3KDZ8CRY8H2pjB_V8rATzvuS-A5sPtfz4uB2sGU5vy6KhHkud17iT0y9tDnwiv21Bg3Hn8gXucKZo4JBsOt3/s1600-h/Random-2008+1166.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0a39S4GA0CQkaSghDhQobfilp-C9fLdyBSHhYnZNT7nHoxPQdPDH9JIG3KDZ8CRY8H2pjB_V8rATzvuS-A5sPtfz4uB2sGU5vy6KhHkud17iT0y9tDnwiv21Bg3Hn8gXucKZo4JBsOt3/s320/Random-2008+1166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316198631586309250" border="0" /></a><br />Meat a sizzlin'...<br /><br />Then it was off to Zesto for dessert.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX1Q27-fwlI_EBEuUuF3xby_XjumlGx1HAsSZngJk21rUgkO2Bu9xnVkzp_6PmdN1nzfSshK8Kq5BKtXcxHhfLP2Yw_rf0UGUfu0Ko5SUwSloNTWhlufwmJaXwDpwokQ7ut6oiqdN4PmE/s1600-h/Random-2008+1173.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX1Q27-fwlI_EBEuUuF3xby_XjumlGx1HAsSZngJk21rUgkO2Bu9xnVkzp_6PmdN1nzfSshK8Kq5BKtXcxHhfLP2Yw_rf0UGUfu0Ko5SUwSloNTWhlufwmJaXwDpwokQ7ut6oiqdN4PmE/s320/Random-2008+1173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316198624880191314" border="0" /></a><br />My banana split.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNYLf-J0jP5rN4c0m2peFrPIp3PoSYfLqyS8jTuvf6p5GzjkdbG89Jud4OtkTmN0GYiCKd6bigWKMvh65WP0tb2Yqi4Y6uTTixmUwGmwF75L36XntRbB_Ie-77TuDop0zjIE2C-YrTBJr/s1600-h/Random-2008+1174.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNYLf-J0jP5rN4c0m2peFrPIp3PoSYfLqyS8jTuvf6p5GzjkdbG89Jud4OtkTmN0GYiCKd6bigWKMvh65WP0tb2Yqi4Y6uTTixmUwGmwF75L36XntRbB_Ie-77TuDop0zjIE2C-YrTBJr/s320/Random-2008+1174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316198625015237426" border="0" /></a><br />Liz looks a little intimidated by the volume of ice cream.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-82113303550626136352008-08-18T19:01:00.000-07:002009-03-22T19:03:39.890-07:00Yogurt!Sue was sort of annoyed that the yogurt containers are not recyclable, and the Greek yogurt that she sometimes likes is somewhat expensive. So she tried her hand at making her own yogurt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBFo1sJOYobHs3PjykypWf1TkAxDNSpY_qSjp1JGcVnVThiHy0VM3llaTt_eI3yDn2oqUbu_HIG_9XFPQLAzI3QhIX2C2a-gagbk__A_F8iL4ipW2MZn1UIyVTk4CFXLTd8q6GUdOeD53/s1600-h/Random-2008+1155.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBFo1sJOYobHs3PjykypWf1TkAxDNSpY_qSjp1JGcVnVThiHy0VM3llaTt_eI3yDn2oqUbu_HIG_9XFPQLAzI3QhIX2C2a-gagbk__A_F8iL4ipW2MZn1UIyVTk4CFXLTd8q6GUdOeD53/s320/Random-2008+1155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316197676583985586" border="0" /></a><br />It turned out pretty well, but it's still sort of a little too much work.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-36509617057063137832008-08-09T18:59:00.000-07:002009-03-22T19:01:22.310-07:00Random Steak NightHad some ancient fillets sitting in the freezer. Decided to finally break them out, thaw 'em and grill 'em.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TkSl6ATlLtEylitBXHV2RtzVkAOMFmo0mF7cfE7Q9slYvAwulciDkTXyNF3-HD854OUmFVi_qagZ7WLj2K6HpR_TN-i5eTagAMXa6-Ve7vMjWcZH6JoiBev9ZqkVVqXs3O2_gYZ1Ei3t/s1600-h/Random-2008+1153.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TkSl6ATlLtEylitBXHV2RtzVkAOMFmo0mF7cfE7Q9slYvAwulciDkTXyNF3-HD854OUmFVi_qagZ7WLj2K6HpR_TN-i5eTagAMXa6-Ve7vMjWcZH6JoiBev9ZqkVVqXs3O2_gYZ1Ei3t/s320/Random-2008+1153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316197071867081474" border="0" /></a><br />Appetizer of mussels with fresh thyme, onions, red peppers (I think that's what's red), white wine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DUKWc0bSSBtQm8l0U6CDJ2ZVRZXc739GXUG4P_jEUPKFrIguzxAAioSN0zuDAfmy_4ij1SbsCEidmzVRufICp9awc0ERLmzmHE9GMknwm6Ev6GDnAFBkzXJsuz4exnBRSgh1x2rab0CJ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1154.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DUKWc0bSSBtQm8l0U6CDJ2ZVRZXc739GXUG4P_jEUPKFrIguzxAAioSN0zuDAfmy_4ij1SbsCEidmzVRufICp9awc0ERLmzmHE9GMknwm6Ev6GDnAFBkzXJsuz4exnBRSgh1x2rab0CJ/s320/Random-2008+1154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316197070761875938" border="0" /></a><br />Previously mentioned fillets, wrapped in bacon, of course.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-28427740600081037132008-07-25T18:39:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:53:40.024-07:00Canada, Day 5Breakfast at "Asian Legend" restaurant.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MRGZzgQezu4q9Y5CcXGPpkM0UYjub24M83B0q3oxpo6mqgWHd6uP-UHJ9sr4afLrUTulLGbW9Ja-cABVbRlTDSEfxG5UeYGREhKCyxcZIrZ_qNbe1MrQ4zb7wcZUuIy-F8L9rLaWeZo9/s1600-h/Random-2008+1119.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MRGZzgQezu4q9Y5CcXGPpkM0UYjub24M83B0q3oxpo6mqgWHd6uP-UHJ9sr4afLrUTulLGbW9Ja-cABVbRlTDSEfxG5UeYGREhKCyxcZIrZ_qNbe1MrQ4zb7wcZUuIy-F8L9rLaWeZo9/s320/Random-2008+1119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193122871993106" border="0" /></a><br />XLB<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YRXrlOVTtbr-m0jql6Imz2-X6aaPb9fa8pL_zcN4ZBrT3j8jxtxTG_kFMhzczzJ7VBOWXJEpzUJo46bWTGk5bfi2DoI0U2hyhBXUhzC0N8tqG33r8ktXZs44cIfYzRa1Ph1cIPCo7edV/s1600-h/Random-2008+1120.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YRXrlOVTtbr-m0jql6Imz2-X6aaPb9fa8pL_zcN4ZBrT3j8jxtxTG_kFMhzczzJ7VBOWXJEpzUJo46bWTGk5bfi2DoI0U2hyhBXUhzC0N8tqG33r8ktXZs44cIfYzRa1Ph1cIPCo7edV/s320/Random-2008+1120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193123221930418" border="0" /></a><br />Nian/ Gao (rice cake) soup.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu_3UFJEJ7pewvSO9h2alTn8V9DEn38IfdA6XDTKyFRzFcBmGCLfUyvupX4m-KhyphenhyphenWu74_7GlLZy-JNGQ-Lc2lUv3nU_8Q-ZfP39CdHlCLxzWKEQ3pwqhURemk43hskU-48HhY9Ox1nhev/s1600-h/Random-2008+1121.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu_3UFJEJ7pewvSO9h2alTn8V9DEn38IfdA6XDTKyFRzFcBmGCLfUyvupX4m-KhyphenhyphenWu74_7GlLZy-JNGQ-Lc2lUv3nU_8Q-ZfP39CdHlCLxzWKEQ3pwqhURemk43hskU-48HhY9Ox1nhev/s320/Random-2008+1121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193120810321202" border="0" /></a><br />Bowl o' hot soy milk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFom7kd4rqIY80NCLPtfjs8t_8rtPSf06FdZjSpQ0ME0qa5OxnUkwfGDhdQxHuMHVTQEN3v3iIbVh3DBjb3TxuO55QnVg2MQyCvmGwD0Tzb14AXQuAxfN_yLI2BQYnMVq6rQaLKUJJdlcy/s1600-h/Random-2008+1122.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFom7kd4rqIY80NCLPtfjs8t_8rtPSf06FdZjSpQ0ME0qa5OxnUkwfGDhdQxHuMHVTQEN3v3iIbVh3DBjb3TxuO55QnVg2MQyCvmGwD0Tzb14AXQuAxfN_yLI2BQYnMVq6rQaLKUJJdlcy/s320/Random-2008+1122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193026490747826" border="0" /></a><br />Scallion pancakes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTvjTbRBPRoogKZpBPKLUtrNJgiNSDBx613ht0av05L4J8KWekMJ3MTRy8Nigm8qQQ9oqcG_1XKQXDd_7oqTc6yhg1JZtSvJyW5v6gDjkBdQWmwwPnNWXh65elpvKCcMF4-EzK3w10gln/s1600-h/Random-2008+1123.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTvjTbRBPRoogKZpBPKLUtrNJgiNSDBx613ht0av05L4J8KWekMJ3MTRy8Nigm8qQQ9oqcG_1XKQXDd_7oqTc6yhg1JZtSvJyW5v6gDjkBdQWmwwPnNWXh65elpvKCcMF4-EzK3w10gln/s320/Random-2008+1123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193042448041122" border="0" /></a><br />Yo/ tiao/ ("chinese donut") and ro\ song ("pork floss") wrapped in rice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAo67s4KTSRoeoXxhnW_zQI9kSdDa_DRxTMXRiXUD99VJtf_i6VIASgGtrHxeduez290LjqAfViy0ybFNEcOvttUhbH9msqZjiO3nr7VD6s8hBRjDlmCNo47hlfforfp2WC0LUMaJARpt/s1600-h/Random-2008+1130.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAo67s4KTSRoeoXxhnW_zQI9kSdDa_DRxTMXRiXUD99VJtf_i6VIASgGtrHxeduez290LjqAfViy0ybFNEcOvttUhbH9msqZjiO3nr7VD6s8hBRjDlmCNo47hlfforfp2WC0LUMaJARpt/s320/Random-2008+1130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193049109831426" border="0" /></a><br />CN Tower<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEaAsX7fTU5FewXAqX9Q8GT1SZizejL9Ce-zNhwcdV5NMG2zZCnKggOmXLxLKOBso42IGw7XTj5YYFhZ0InYU80awZ1JjYde4rxvV_HsNJSVHrIkwZR_LLK7MT4MdiPO06U_POBVX22yg/s1600-h/Random-2008+1129.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEaAsX7fTU5FewXAqX9Q8GT1SZizejL9Ce-zNhwcdV5NMG2zZCnKggOmXLxLKOBso42IGw7XTj5YYFhZ0InYU80awZ1JjYde4rxvV_HsNJSVHrIkwZR_LLK7MT4MdiPO06U_POBVX22yg/s320/Random-2008+1129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193048834302946" border="0" /></a><br />Hockey Hall of Fame<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDxUJJmKe09hw7kDpDz0gzHkjjX2qPLFWCd1XacWRONMkXqD_1uM-H3l96BhpBZ8q3_09yYwcL33W1OmY4DgKn0d24bXrHa_i9BWMVaLtDC7xtouGxAn4__mgrXPUIPHiXltwHODDMq8s/s1600-h/Random-2008+1128.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDxUJJmKe09hw7kDpDz0gzHkjjX2qPLFWCd1XacWRONMkXqD_1uM-H3l96BhpBZ8q3_09yYwcL33W1OmY4DgKn0d24bXrHa_i9BWMVaLtDC7xtouGxAn4__mgrXPUIPHiXltwHODDMq8s/s320/Random-2008+1128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316193039341808994" border="0" /></a><br />Taking a break from walking around the downtown waterfront.<br /><br />We then headed over to the St. Lawrence Market, which was pretty nice to walk around.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx38DJV24Zs-v-U0xz8xAT1hDIGU5z4LrJbZ5B-wMDwtTv6x3oZNt1FKdI33d5Fj9ZvoxogBn99gRrVy9Z6JqAcvmDupkNPo2p210gN5wHuBqtdAWFqwzikhe8edJd-gv-a-o0k0V333X/s1600-h/Random-2008+1132.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx38DJV24Zs-v-U0xz8xAT1hDIGU5z4LrJbZ5B-wMDwtTv6x3oZNt1FKdI33d5Fj9ZvoxogBn99gRrVy9Z6JqAcvmDupkNPo2p210gN5wHuBqtdAWFqwzikhe8edJd-gv-a-o0k0V333X/s320/Random-2008+1132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192804644731682" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of of little booths.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SLWGqUZ0W-_9g5-wqHky7j1JzrpSMEhFExQaMRYpC2cs7qfxwW0S5OHJCxrB9O0kXeOudGsWr3EaWGy3ScYj1atw1O43LbuU6j4bC8uXTyfunw13GzwcXtEUliWwjRaaEQKFVcmHFl6x/s1600-h/Random-2008+1133.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SLWGqUZ0W-_9g5-wqHky7j1JzrpSMEhFExQaMRYpC2cs7qfxwW0S5OHJCxrB9O0kXeOudGsWr3EaWGy3ScYj1atw1O43LbuU6j4bC8uXTyfunw13GzwcXtEUliWwjRaaEQKFVcmHFl6x/s320/Random-2008+1133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192800623668450" border="0" /></a><br />Meat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioW9-7kYSaWDqLA7S4nos6aXX1AXwPZkegSftYW79Gly4_vO4R_G69K-BBaaqklD-bNOlrBoFlXVqJ3T1XNAoo9iCER40dpa3-nf2qJARaIorXWbd1pBc-G2X3zU0BFX2b4TkWSvMNh1Y9/s1600-h/Random-2008+1134.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioW9-7kYSaWDqLA7S4nos6aXX1AXwPZkegSftYW79Gly4_vO4R_G69K-BBaaqklD-bNOlrBoFlXVqJ3T1XNAoo9iCER40dpa3-nf2qJARaIorXWbd1pBc-G2X3zU0BFX2b4TkWSvMNh1Y9/s320/Random-2008+1134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192794097273458" border="0" /></a><br />Some delicious-looking bacon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9hLzBzEv7Y7mMbFMgbpovCSBB8-0FX6sQ7KdII40Z3Foj973KvAdQsPRyZTYZXdJ40aXw4RByicjJz2aAc5b3VYSbk9eJnLJvjB2Y_mM3ZuKVw0uajpvCWCU7TdH9VMY1VNQnQdS4lwp/s1600-h/Random-2008+1135.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9hLzBzEv7Y7mMbFMgbpovCSBB8-0FX6sQ7KdII40Z3Foj973KvAdQsPRyZTYZXdJ40aXw4RByicjJz2aAc5b3VYSbk9eJnLJvjB2Y_mM3ZuKVw0uajpvCWCU7TdH9VMY1VNQnQdS4lwp/s320/Random-2008+1135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192797986660066" border="0" /></a><br />Sea meats.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC1pSQPo0b1ofEkhBibwmBWR8AiGewIrcXaZoST3daMunHp7A-vxv0ZHiCJju4quyOexueBneZasStOXp5E_I81T896iyHjPLMTxX9e01oWDIetUrRmuHleH8ENfrkopFqrR4y0rrLrXz/s1600-h/Random-2008+1138.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC1pSQPo0b1ofEkhBibwmBWR8AiGewIrcXaZoST3daMunHp7A-vxv0ZHiCJju4quyOexueBneZasStOXp5E_I81T896iyHjPLMTxX9e01oWDIetUrRmuHleH8ENfrkopFqrR4y0rrLrXz/s320/Random-2008+1138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192782835058018" border="0" /></a><br />Dad inspecting the cheese selection.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UkMv1fJOLPrbLOr_nhbwIO1TdkpEF8QTxBVT7ozHW0m-kCHNf3HE9ol5m_4ot1aNK1GYXURCqDXkOcKFpXqOt2b7v0P_GJXnjYmt-7VJ6YkmeT1gvpN_bCKJ8NMz9FRTcFJOOOPq0wno/s1600-h/Random-2008+1139.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UkMv1fJOLPrbLOr_nhbwIO1TdkpEF8QTxBVT7ozHW0m-kCHNf3HE9ol5m_4ot1aNK1GYXURCqDXkOcKFpXqOt2b7v0P_GJXnjYmt-7VJ6YkmeT1gvpN_bCKJ8NMz9FRTcFJOOOPq0wno/s320/Random-2008+1139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192598382112002" border="0" /></a><br />Dry aged sides of beef.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tQsjW1sp4S0DVw4YW5UGCRRLpJdXTGEAF-WP1kd8bympsusxLVqnwpB43100b-4YJ2c7SRUzd-KAHJuxVQGSkZ3R2cbjK_2r2r0NykTAPce6mcwj68FMk8ijobWyvNcDcuTXt1oaStq_/s1600-h/Random-2008+1140.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tQsjW1sp4S0DVw4YW5UGCRRLpJdXTGEAF-WP1kd8bympsusxLVqnwpB43100b-4YJ2c7SRUzd-KAHJuxVQGSkZ3R2cbjK_2r2r0NykTAPce6mcwj68FMk8ijobWyvNcDcuTXt1oaStq_/s320/Random-2008+1140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192589772794386" border="0" /></a><br />I gots me some perogies. Yum!<br /><br />Dinner that night at Sam Woo's BBQ.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDEdI67VPdI6rJACmFLRYGQMyF4MEWs1cuZaeHpedJSER_I-bh4C0ov7ydQiq8npwRCt6023jmyBtoF-bnT8HnZIvktIoE6vJYF05hXq0_zMTGxxTgc50Cnei3kiKJYX9CPzS9MB2E1E5/s1600-h/Random-2008+1142.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDEdI67VPdI6rJACmFLRYGQMyF4MEWs1cuZaeHpedJSER_I-bh4C0ov7ydQiq8npwRCt6023jmyBtoF-bnT8HnZIvktIoE6vJYF05hXq0_zMTGxxTgc50Cnei3kiKJYX9CPzS9MB2E1E5/s320/Random-2008+1142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192584093745346" border="0" /></a><br />Cha Shao Ro\ (a.k.a. "char siu").<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgConU6gKuIEU1r8vjzDxD184ENyCYOEgNXL6VOM0CfO_669UXZv7zGkunEZ1FvukzTZcUW0sSJiK3Q7OLDlsyqUPhzSl0Cca3uWID2cr0e1tGydvmgsOZiW5CD9xrlS6Jk3HkLNO7_4XfA/s1600-h/Random-2008+1143.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgConU6gKuIEU1r8vjzDxD184ENyCYOEgNXL6VOM0CfO_669UXZv7zGkunEZ1FvukzTZcUW0sSJiK3Q7OLDlsyqUPhzSl0Cca3uWID2cr0e1tGydvmgsOZiW5CD9xrlS6Jk3HkLNO7_4XfA/s320/Random-2008+1143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192586548499058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmuLPBGSa_D7MgvjR425j4Na3g5Zl1DBLmu9pmU3D54Px5WbipWTp368md8T2IXMGyB0pdPLuvAn25TeEqCGAGKOCj5vQLK_1HoYW5CTvuSZRuP3oX7NAKxmgITivyGAKeGUTKv8ucdq6/s1600-h/Random-2008+1144.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDB48wRpv0IroWTS8epLN7NsxCQy4movSUfk_rtHO9t1sozJ2AcNVfiWVsYb5cvkDnMPvqaHN_yhgfmUj61WG7IMsGEFCJh2MhjkxVUvxRKFHO5zN5hFI4or_vFV8sQBPw9YlsAqOwQhX/s320/Random-2008+1146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192331956103458" border="0" /></a><br />But before we got there, we saw the most obscene cuttlefish hanging in the window of one of the shops (the sausage hanging next to it did not help the imagery).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiVYnq4mHXY1d1f2Yj-wpoAKzNqz6fFCPJP1k3nhUlQp9bMI_u3grevxOzbgbIUhW4H_oW2zKqTBYcirmVtuiEOw16H3C3Gi4TrkqD4muTMwKo3SIBQBlf-ukBq_d2w6l2LT_nusViDnB/s1600-h/Random-2008+1147.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiVYnq4mHXY1d1f2Yj-wpoAKzNqz6fFCPJP1k3nhUlQp9bMI_u3grevxOzbgbIUhW4H_oW2zKqTBYcirmVtuiEOw16H3C3Gi4TrkqD4muTMwKo3SIBQBlf-ukBq_d2w6l2LT_nusViDnB/s320/Random-2008+1147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192330717443058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksA2-BHCERdr174frjfEJC2x90NSUCOqDxqHqenSfY2mHmbbI2QFpOizFunZnwTFPocENjKQMB72mhrFLoTXNDqY8GOa7iSmdVPsr4an2iMk65G-Ns9PYR1wFty54bf7Ms6ZdJQei14bv/s1600-h/Random-2008+1148.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksA2-BHCERdr174frjfEJC2x90NSUCOqDxqHqenSfY2mHmbbI2QFpOizFunZnwTFPocENjKQMB72mhrFLoTXNDqY8GOa7iSmdVPsr4an2iMk65G-Ns9PYR1wFty54bf7Ms6ZdJQei14bv/s320/Random-2008+1148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192331237144450" border="0" /></a><br />Then we saw these kids rehearsing some sort of dance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZkCfJ0tRmn6h0PAXe_zRhmbX8GQallpWe89TnmuagRcRmbeNSLJQdCf9VBMFgcNTic9ftAdcvFNlNGZHQEOCj4TfCOSi_ev8E0bAJwpJQK2dimrWI3i-jkiTzt8Xlv18k30Ci7nFS9oV/s1600-h/Random-2008+1149.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZkCfJ0tRmn6h0PAXe_zRhmbX8GQallpWe89TnmuagRcRmbeNSLJQdCf9VBMFgcNTic9ftAdcvFNlNGZHQEOCj4TfCOSi_ev8E0bAJwpJQK2dimrWI3i-jkiTzt8Xlv18k30Ci7nFS9oV/s320/Random-2008+1149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316192326772146066" border="0" /></a><br />I felt kind of bad for them, but that didn't stop me from laughing and recording more:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uxuGvo0_2iI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uxuGvo0_2iI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-9125613983232317062008-07-24T18:21:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:39:41.460-07:00Canada, Day 4Went to the same sushi buffet place that we seem to go to every year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW275zMdkIKjTLNajMQYlHwze8opddh3YNgnQUZ_rriYxtDlRqrrcpZB5oMco2tCQnY_hYLMKjCNnecd0pzhWGS54StnQGAiLaKTrrYI_y_YCB3lg_rq8F5U844G96i1Tjw5eFwiFqDEBE/s1600-h/Random-2008+1098.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW275zMdkIKjTLNajMQYlHwze8opddh3YNgnQUZ_rriYxtDlRqrrcpZB5oMco2tCQnY_hYLMKjCNnecd0pzhWGS54StnQGAiLaKTrrYI_y_YCB3lg_rq8F5U844G96i1Tjw5eFwiFqDEBE/s320/Random-2008+1098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316190059704622786" border="0" /></a><br />Assorted rolls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1sSwkiv7VtbSSHcMLbCOoLaKAdhXZ2lT-JOVGPlJztHMsnMuY6KD3LMCywvnts6CgbmySfdzl2waaHj9GlF7LRO4xpW-WzwBusGD-YpuwaWY2i6DOihkMGlb_5FqoQXnwZ-pXRa0Mqam/s1600-h/Random-2008+1099.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1sSwkiv7VtbSSHcMLbCOoLaKAdhXZ2lT-JOVGPlJztHMsnMuY6KD3LMCywvnts6CgbmySfdzl2waaHj9GlF7LRO4xpW-WzwBusGD-YpuwaWY2i6DOihkMGlb_5FqoQXnwZ-pXRa0Mqam/s320/Random-2008+1099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316190058262340978" border="0" /></a><br />Weird dish. Some sort of fried disc of rice with salmon and tobiko on top. Not recommended.<br /><br />We bought some plants to plant around my grandfather's grave to pretty it up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuSC6_Q2RJhDOmOgyPDPIsydBt24m87ezsHSzLtiRDydJJpzPd1guJs_0sjuShtcJynt2uDW9dPxqZoKvzqXOj6M8IkmWV58mV8hxfWn-gUudOQ_5mNuSHz6YLjQQjzE-Zq-0PtNUjGlH/s1600-h/Random-2008+1100.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuSC6_Q2RJhDOmOgyPDPIsydBt24m87ezsHSzLtiRDydJJpzPd1guJs_0sjuShtcJynt2uDW9dPxqZoKvzqXOj6M8IkmWV58mV8hxfWn-gUudOQ_5mNuSHz6YLjQQjzE-Zq-0PtNUjGlH/s320/Random-2008+1100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316190054259185570" border="0" /></a><br />Before.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQdXiMnGziYc-pENxQrCu-gZK-fs5b8FltvU2ZV7d6EZMaXrvhjpfUDCDam0NAgpaMSJwK35vX6yJI4eIHB6j2yHmor1izhog3SDSYSD0AVQJ69iSqpwW697B_iliUjze9GZjcNrnfj5K/s1600-h/Random-2008+1101.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQdXiMnGziYc-pENxQrCu-gZK-fs5b8FltvU2ZV7d6EZMaXrvhjpfUDCDam0NAgpaMSJwK35vX6yJI4eIHB6j2yHmor1izhog3SDSYSD0AVQJ69iSqpwW697B_iliUjze9GZjcNrnfj5K/s320/Random-2008+1101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316190050478670594" border="0" /></a><br />Digging.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkF0BYpHp3xrUmoiOxLV7IS6KorSmPU6BA77GC5lC1ONjjMuQd56nLaDoB9WeD86N3rvMPUETWRTTFqAGr8pcsPeQVctj-9imkzwEg9GMO9hwUJxCr631i87RF5a5rTWiObb2IPvZUrzAX/s1600-h/Random-2008+1102.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkF0BYpHp3xrUmoiOxLV7IS6KorSmPU6BA77GC5lC1ONjjMuQd56nLaDoB9WeD86N3rvMPUETWRTTFqAGr8pcsPeQVctj-9imkzwEg9GMO9hwUJxCr631i87RF5a5rTWiObb2IPvZUrzAX/s320/Random-2008+1102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316190043329204034" border="0" /></a><br />Ariel provided sun blocking functionality.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRbOO36P_aE8UTGSTLJLhWKp0N-yjMd9TJuKcYUdL8x4jQeEj3OWxktOcLNBzDzCcBS5cldMz131RBZHx6FbdZFmIKL5siNNr8yFU8UqtBwHP9L3qvXg-4Hncwt42ooS4wxttiSi42ybo/s1600-h/Random-2008+1103.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRbOO36P_aE8UTGSTLJLhWKp0N-yjMd9TJuKcYUdL8x4jQeEj3OWxktOcLNBzDzCcBS5cldMz131RBZHx6FbdZFmIKL5siNNr8yFU8UqtBwHP9L3qvXg-4Hncwt42ooS4wxttiSi42ybo/s320/Random-2008+1103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316189888837372882" border="0" /></a><br />Final result.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6VUunVwzlQ1svL-lYbVsRXMYOwUJjVH4ZVZQVGpUUcIBcxfkiwl-GDSOghGabCl0Au9i5TZ47nUHL5RillpfDJmWy0ZUjzQwSkp6DpfvIwDNxvRzLCu9LuiG_j-FxtYYSTT-5f3N5DeT/s1600-h/Random-2008+1106.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6VUunVwzlQ1svL-lYbVsRXMYOwUJjVH4ZVZQVGpUUcIBcxfkiwl-GDSOghGabCl0Au9i5TZ47nUHL5RillpfDJmWy0ZUjzQwSkp6DpfvIwDNxvRzLCu9LuiG_j-FxtYYSTT-5f3N5DeT/s320/Random-2008+1106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316189882281025234" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHulhJcxIL__40SPZ-iu2xavxB6VZTEi7v0lX2Sk9xYjrEtOyNNu19ykILN5ArVhg_8VbM7uQ7r6QIAUyYNasMBxl1jTklQ-btvkJbWvF8m_Mcd6LjIEUjDbe1peqJkAqTbzkhL-t-uRUQ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHulhJcxIL__40SPZ-iu2xavxB6VZTEi7v0lX2Sk9xYjrEtOyNNu19ykILN5ArVhg_8VbM7uQ7r6QIAUyYNasMBxl1jTklQ-btvkJbWvF8m_Mcd6LjIEUjDbe1peqJkAqTbzkhL-t-uRUQ/s320/Random-2008+1107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316189883659615842" border="0" /></a><br />Break for tian/ tang and assorted snacks. Some sort of scallion pancake, but kinda glutinous.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4Ms6ewClSD630UFmXStzPKIy-onj_Gh6UREUcwoau2K_5jhJqzWrtXCITBzghgnRwHnPnx5D03-vnGUPS2zzem46IegJrGbxJlgPJX5pGhj41VMcF2ummtrb6K0jwH7wYUEcPgrF8Q4l/s1600-h/Random-2008+1108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4Ms6ewClSD630UFmXStzPKIy-onj_Gh6UREUcwoau2K_5jhJqzWrtXCITBzghgnRwHnPnx5D03-vnGUPS2zzem46IegJrGbxJlgPJX5pGhj41VMcF2ummtrb6K0jwH7wYUEcPgrF8Q4l/s320/Random-2008+1108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316189878528595906" border="0" /></a><br />Cold lychee drink.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuYgZO7pY97G6eKtfGvaLLx-u7vXUIycUrnzAyH_pcmGKhl6CWCiSVfDGHSme-2RUcwKt-m1TEsiKV9i2FOox4RJGWGfeBSGetWG-JwYkZ8o_yAX3fDb64cxRLEsYP7RIl03-ooiQIHEV/s1600-h/Random-2008+1109.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuYgZO7pY97G6eKtfGvaLLx-u7vXUIycUrnzAyH_pcmGKhl6CWCiSVfDGHSme-2RUcwKt-m1TEsiKV9i2FOox4RJGWGfeBSGetWG-JwYkZ8o_yAX3fDb64cxRLEsYP7RIl03-ooiQIHEV/s320/Random-2008+1109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316189867019543170" border="0" /></a><br />Watermelon juice and sago with assorted fruits.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2fdsNLlNwEyfixStqv5haH_VNgvlFiRfZ_WHWfG6qemdAlioQyHV-jlQ7yu4uX30Tc21pLCo2iOpIPxfbZIRN4Qa5pjGCbEd-gRUel7Tpp3a8fobJKjUjCr-iTQPyMOOCdIU9w_9TBpn/s1600-h/Random-2008+1110.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2fdsNLlNwEyfixStqv5haH_VNgvlFiRfZ_WHWfG6qemdAlioQyHV-jlQ7yu4uX30Tc21pLCo2iOpIPxfbZIRN4Qa5pjGCbEd-gRUel7Tpp3a8fobJKjUjCr-iTQPyMOOCdIU9w_9TBpn/s320/Random-2008+1110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316188543827264178" border="0" /></a><br />Sago close up.<br /><br />Went to dinner at Aunt Julie's house that night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQkiC5scuFHuXj9Cpww76L_sU59jLYXv_O-0p7ouqsgWxVlXDOEpmnYxv1QqcvtzewStDimOyXoo-03yRFNTZjgvYMTBqVLU1kSksCKyQT5Pn0refIQQi5VUiaYJ30kJibeBRnYzJpwWt/s1600-h/Random-2008+1111.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqrBsUE-o0O9oEjWo-kwLtyg_6AkORNWgppn3n-cSHxN-DDTliwStRKcM467H3IZizP8_cGKnkuKxmsYMtdf7phnvw8heprfNpkPaMP0f8PgdgIe6iOO2AzHFq7hd6ILFwz3jcaHhXO53/s320/Random-2008+1114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316188339626360594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRM2iKO4Nalsm0R2xHddoMpOUeLs6SpDrj2_xgLpVw_rvKDJ0orWSS2R7YuGs7EAKaxiHwB7tCpioyTlX1vcOq6-2SHVwK0MawU0U8vuk-wNjFIXk9f2YatXO6efLmdZxijzhQrsjVrmm/s1600-h/Random-2008+1115.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRM2iKO4Nalsm0R2xHddoMpOUeLs6SpDrj2_xgLpVw_rvKDJ0orWSS2R7YuGs7EAKaxiHwB7tCpioyTlX1vcOq6-2SHVwK0MawU0U8vuk-wNjFIXk9f2YatXO6efLmdZxijzhQrsjVrmm/s320/Random-2008+1115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316188336351477922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mywz7gFm94geDxyxom-tEwcCnD0ZUssBYIe_lmef-Z0aagD6gXs8CDmky8-RFpeKUN33LN7KWi-sX3_RPDVocmTRXCmHPKlzyo8imbzTRZ_hyphenhyphenK-j1b_Fmd3QPR2pOLkFqvBDEdcC13mP/s1600-h/Random-2008+1117.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mywz7gFm94geDxyxom-tEwcCnD0ZUssBYIe_lmef-Z0aagD6gXs8CDmky8-RFpeKUN33LN7KWi-sX3_RPDVocmTRXCmHPKlzyo8imbzTRZ_hyphenhyphenK-j1b_Fmd3QPR2pOLkFqvBDEdcC13mP/s320/Random-2008+1117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316188342009965090" border="0" /></a>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-49739397038886202872008-07-23T12:07:00.000-07:002008-11-15T12:14:25.055-08:00Canada, Day 3Brunch/lunch at Pacific Mall<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW0J7CqRveYAf2iV6tH9Zx0Ckief0frc4CCQOjWF4L0enz4Il2N8_W_3HIugfRlFfatSI3tsBydsiGcvwTAW1F5PABMyFFNiV6TLzXH7mLhR17YGo0jNn8Vrrm5XPmxRiFh0irncdfH5F/s1600-h/Random-2008+1080.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW0J7CqRveYAf2iV6tH9Zx0Ckief0frc4CCQOjWF4L0enz4Il2N8_W_3HIugfRlFfatSI3tsBydsiGcvwTAW1F5PABMyFFNiV6TLzXH7mLhR17YGo0jNn8Vrrm5XPmxRiFh0irncdfH5F/s320/Random-2008+1080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268979162534785186" border="0" /></a><br />Sue and I get a variety of BBQ pork and soy-sauce chicken type of objects. Yum.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZ8SSfKOnSg3DENFET3xk81lDBwp3EaVwGRL9dAEQ1vugQTt4IpwUgqu7bn9f8NZ0yzviKYjqbkoPm8qbFxdpGVfdF65-mAFYnu26trOUGHa8miCi7Txh-UuPtaA424wVXQ7YkhNjUU4w/s1600-h/Random-2008+1081.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZ8SSfKOnSg3DENFET3xk81lDBwp3EaVwGRL9dAEQ1vugQTt4IpwUgqu7bn9f8NZ0yzviKYjqbkoPm8qbFxdpGVfdF65-mAFYnu26trOUGHa8miCi7Txh-UuPtaA424wVXQ7YkhNjUU4w/s320/Random-2008+1081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268979155868449154" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone else with other assorted Chinese foods.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cT4I2fXUa_46RWRtT1YlSrSFgH1NGMYkwnI3F633DEG5UdR6YW0eiRaCz79FsLUT84y-p8koqEPV3HRUI94y5ysh8dcaI27t1DHnQ1fTbhCSLMBG4Xe1OhwBEI3JKPh1dceoWaH9cvR3/s1600-h/Random-2008+1083.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cT4I2fXUa_46RWRtT1YlSrSFgH1NGMYkwnI3F633DEG5UdR6YW0eiRaCz79FsLUT84y-p8koqEPV3HRUI94y5ysh8dcaI27t1DHnQ1fTbhCSLMBG4Xe1OhwBEI3JKPh1dceoWaH9cvR3/s320/Random-2008+1083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268979069922944866" border="0" /></a><br />Super-large pearl milk tea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VmYcXPn0lIenfon8M9aAxiQv3Obx5vNjfpVw-O00mqkl4MCDtUnvTC3Aqjx6QTVn3hGQNUVy5s8q3YwEDk7ReQVX0TJ173jmTnruyfjgOnbYlV2yybPu85GKi3INcXzMS46QrDTcosiA/s1600-h/Random-2008+1085.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VmYcXPn0lIenfon8M9aAxiQv3Obx5vNjfpVw-O00mqkl4MCDtUnvTC3Aqjx6QTVn3hGQNUVy5s8q3YwEDk7ReQVX0TJ173jmTnruyfjgOnbYlV2yybPu85GKi3INcXzMS46QrDTcosiA/s320/Random-2008+1085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268979066626804354" border="0" /></a><br />Dinner at a Shanghainese restaurant. We'd been here before, but somehow I never noticed this horribly gaudy reproduction of the "Pearl Tower" from Pudong.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNsCsz2GZo1doLMPPh_2t5361OU3An0wlWiwnagwE10v44Idj_Fv4xrJawgNcvoNxiqLPl-g3wVo8RIzNWZSte6xaWLx2hYxxn_c9htZWbbtJlrImV4fqHriB-NFGR9EQ0xqxf-y5bTZM/s1600-h/Random-2008+1086.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNsCsz2GZo1doLMPPh_2t5361OU3An0wlWiwnagwE10v44Idj_Fv4xrJawgNcvoNxiqLPl-g3wVo8RIzNWZSte6xaWLx2hYxxn_c9htZWbbtJlrImV4fqHriB-NFGR9EQ0xqxf-y5bTZM/s320/Random-2008+1086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268979062854679138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYsTHtnzSJ1F0MZnkIAEbeRCBQJ091sSIawuK9QsGBO9A2WQ3ValgN3pvGi4jsIlWVx9TuvOVNsRmhIxMbSqWmjs7bs6Q9NCKEQDeCuEI1Dm54z0OhjjvwJwtAcQyRNHPTROdDqjORven/s1600-h/Random-2008+1087.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgad_54HqZB-7nJ6JfsleNpwLqjbGFW6zeEZKM71wpKrJtJjWAjck03NC7VVCMQsbl61gCPd-K6Lu9QpeFV22kc-Ko3t5M561eZfFZDDf46_v71r-E66GUKcA-eqFpKoryYW8ZmLyM-pLe6/s320/Random-2008+1095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268978637454746418" border="0" /></a><br />Rice cake (nian/ gao) with clams.<br /><br />Off to the Chinese dessert shop...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq2dC858_AqSwLmgJiclXPGzC1qV0L3oamMMx3CIdjnWlTT6D-NiYqFa6ynME0OiA6q2AtMOj2PjiKmf0ULIbZN9tt6dKoYP_xPCmFsAT0BqZhCQZ3DgPxRiBZ_F0xsNle3lcGructZlL/s1600-h/Random-2008+1096.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq2dC858_AqSwLmgJiclXPGzC1qV0L3oamMMx3CIdjnWlTT6D-NiYqFa6ynME0OiA6q2AtMOj2PjiKmf0ULIbZN9tt6dKoYP_xPCmFsAT0BqZhCQZ3DgPxRiBZ_F0xsNle3lcGructZlL/s320/Random-2008+1096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268978638514833330" border="0" /></a><br />Grass jelly with "sea coconut".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyua7i06gzgc0wxgWwTpT8XkN3Cow6-4jgqSfaZIqFHH-TajKBnSKmRQxe55XsYkyVXFnmkR-DZomQmhJry753mPEEsJZTgmlS_DsrvsJvQYlTkj4qJXV9YLZqAm1BCOdv0HLKNVo4aj2/s1600-h/Random-2008+1097.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyua7i06gzgc0wxgWwTpT8XkN3Cow6-4jgqSfaZIqFHH-TajKBnSKmRQxe55XsYkyVXFnmkR-DZomQmhJry753mPEEsJZTgmlS_DsrvsJvQYlTkj4qJXV9YLZqAm1BCOdv0HLKNVo4aj2/s320/Random-2008+1097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268978632211160642" border="0" /></a><br />Some weird sort of rice cake dessert, constructed in a somewhat taco-like topology.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-69985473171950112002008-07-22T11:56:00.000-07:002008-11-15T12:07:19.117-08:00Canada, Day 2Off to Niagara Falls!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tdf_6ztxBhaxq5xtNNSi1CrAgQKSeazzZS47CrjyeztVxIbYU_RUWMu4tTJHSlZR3Oq-ycaLs1T-2coaCFSzaXcxoHPDNUKmnKV_Km3MvpjLV1U6W3ALH7m_O4YSpWmRqOMzvUsrzDMJ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Cheapo yellow ponchos to keep you from getting too wet from the mist.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLiJdY6TM_RzOiBAJuy0fA93MnJF-ZXdd5BpJQxZNc5pg40TWo1NtAMFxOMouLX2cOFHcYAf6c6T0v-ln5ad58-xIGSPluCG8into8_pLQXFhMyI7RAUbpxb8vvsdQgi68fcFYQU38SlL/s1600-h/Random-2008+1068.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLiJdY6TM_RzOiBAJuy0fA93MnJF-ZXdd5BpJQxZNc5pg40TWo1NtAMFxOMouLX2cOFHcYAf6c6T0v-ln5ad58-xIGSPluCG8into8_pLQXFhMyI7RAUbpxb8vvsdQgi68fcFYQU38SlL/s320/Random-2008+1068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268976194206656146" border="0" /></a><br />'nother round of YF.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFp6xxuWFxVCxcPximvxb4BY9bh99aY2qVi43vHd4x-Sqdl8WLjUCJ_VjRxwo9RsvEk5o9g8pxXRt9YxQ6Na2xDqFxOeqVF1GHUopp1uq18s4s2pbdxRncho7fUJvJLOWKzn4xiLbb_jL/s1600-h/Random-2008+1069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFp6xxuWFxVCxcPximvxb4BY9bh99aY2qVi43vHd4x-Sqdl8WLjUCJ_VjRxwo9RsvEk5o9g8pxXRt9YxQ6Na2xDqFxOeqVF1GHUopp1uq18s4s2pbdxRncho7fUJvJLOWKzn4xiLbb_jL/s320/Random-2008+1069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268976192132683074" border="0" /></a><br />Off to Niagara-on-the-Lake (nearby town).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKlsKbrf2KXxjCDgRaxcchLXzXFQ-NevfR81h_c35AaJuNryWOFlMjIrdklDb-W6Xp3ldWaMPza4biArVzAb4IVvFZ8NpVQ3PUiWkfxazPOQ5KTbgqnojgmsjUMSq9GepmE7hUlrMWTCU/s1600-h/Random-2008+1073.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKlsKbrf2KXxjCDgRaxcchLXzXFQ-NevfR81h_c35AaJuNryWOFlMjIrdklDb-W6Xp3ldWaMPza4biArVzAb4IVvFZ8NpVQ3PUiWkfxazPOQ5KTbgqnojgmsjUMSq9GepmE7hUlrMWTCU/s320/Random-2008+1073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268976191812745554" border="0" /></a><br />Looks like turds on sticks (choco-covered marshmallows I assume).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGdVeT4oadacKkrSf93VdVQFAL4_QayiQgxewVqBtEN9Zbo451LHD1E9lJBhxphUz0OR2_g5XXCg0HGusNNAgvwNRukhXvU57wZPDY1_4sxHMkjTfMCgFws0I3lkRybtpp0Mfru1b9WqQ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1076.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGdVeT4oadacKkrSf93VdVQFAL4_QayiQgxewVqBtEN9Zbo451LHD1E9lJBhxphUz0OR2_g5XXCg0HGusNNAgvwNRukhXvU57wZPDY1_4sxHMkjTfMCgFws0I3lkRybtpp0Mfru1b9WqQ/s320/Random-2008+1076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268976189552050786" border="0" /></a><br />Dinner and surprise baby shower for Sue at Aunt Judy's.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-69531085276688689382008-07-21T10:26:00.000-07:002008-11-09T10:38:37.750-08:00Canada, Day 1Objective #1: Yogen Fruz!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEiBrwlHA5xh5wWg_Lzu1QsA8Y_vuchZRtwSvJOzVc0dG_HJZFI5SmtYL4VovhkQB9933Hn8U3MmMOFgJlEC6Ca_r0gVT5nI3PMTd4nT5H6Zg3roVdyY3TzEXEGOARggdz_C1Lz8Gtt6i/s1600-h/Random-2008+1018.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEiBrwlHA5xh5wWg_Lzu1QsA8Y_vuchZRtwSvJOzVc0dG_HJZFI5SmtYL4VovhkQB9933Hn8U3MmMOFgJlEC6Ca_r0gVT5nI3PMTd4nT5H6Zg3roVdyY3TzEXEGOARggdz_C1Lz8Gtt6i/s320/Random-2008+1018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266726416119307394" border="0" /></a><br />Target acquired.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKHzziidXELiaOr9vo5YaoRA4ZZB2Ml6oTYqJ2eQ6BbVQAkHegImqEn7EttpBISvVLfPfBAywHcypOzMsmuycWfvhPGGkSVawPRE4a5SspCkLj-b-gTReaHUa87dBqQuRJlM1WqKOb_6g/s1600-h/Random-2008+1019.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliAPgq1I0FeycLroRH1MpOr03GfnrjZL4QbNHkenzixEzZgNNqzr6Wmie84YMBdZlsl6QGObwoOJ4Ckz4wdYiKiLXVG7ZT_47sn0en_c81aavMiFTUJ0Z31GVw9U0g3kNeiLvuZm6DUN7/s320/Random-2008+1021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266726433832304258" border="0" /></a><br />Red bean "cha cha" (assorted beans, tapioca, coconut milk, purple rice, and who knows what else).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPfLD4CuTmr9EQ66DJuYVqEUXi6q0GzNyd3ABEkvLTAmIoXMe1LrqZzt5bgeL5CkgFDjAC-RCuosjB7etuTDIt-ZfcdqTuCqZhd3B59jVGXwqZCE0YSgGxxDg5xKD315JkpB6pYo88nb-/s1600-h/Random-2008+1022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPfLD4CuTmr9EQ66DJuYVqEUXi6q0GzNyd3ABEkvLTAmIoXMe1LrqZzt5bgeL5CkgFDjAC-RCuosjB7etuTDIt-ZfcdqTuCqZhd3B59jVGXwqZCE0YSgGxxDg5xKD315JkpB6pYo88nb-/s320/Random-2008+1022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266726434822522930" border="0" /></a><br />Mixed fruit with sago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysKd-nLc4JRUWoe7JWzv-49g6sB10DtgXeogg23UkHF9exOg36SwaHVQr_gBgd6r3Pu69P9QvMt3WJZ3TjnO2WEIg3ldzbSTinws_Sev9ACXdRyXKyvSm-DJ-jUxo6KtceP-qNZnc_5_5/s1600-h/Random-2008+1024.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Gross but entertaining.<br /><br />Dinner was at some Chinese restaurant. I forget what regional specialty it was.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGffJFsqwC4_6QcxZ1UpwinVb2vOcm-JGR3AztLV4HYglFm3FwfTsWMTGPIlrX-Aq03-TuHX5_WTAkc4x2XSWXFimKkwkZOPpRkwp9iaOqvYbwquYaw6dsvEm9Oy8N8UFr7x3eBN-uwZVf/s1600-h/Random-2008+1026.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGffJFsqwC4_6QcxZ1UpwinVb2vOcm-JGR3AztLV4HYglFm3FwfTsWMTGPIlrX-Aq03-TuHX5_WTAkc4x2XSWXFimKkwkZOPpRkwp9iaOqvYbwquYaw6dsvEm9Oy8N8UFr7x3eBN-uwZVf/s320/Random-2008+1026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266726257708532690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbPxbBUE8kc8r3ZkWLSXXdRydYFYMTxDBeUWpgaToMjWlXMsNOesCYm-5YXIAF_mANIj1cMFbwDNlhCZgSaB7YhvKKheUFJptQLRm2YQjIJi2e7FVdY8Z31gOBCXp2OW15QK7e5GGT17I/s1600-h/Random-2008+1027.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4KnMmHQ4o6APMcdDDPIaKJZqAeiWh5v7f4Lt7pXf0WzfAcUfhyud993TY6Svq9-fQjNZ7uUTxE4OwtoeNpARLj4YFRC_vRBRpwx8YILNQ4kI4d9UDqqrX8d3xctD-5pl3GJi-1HyTklg/s320/Random-2008+1031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266726064109454738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkUckS1SEIWKwG29UVUkF6mm7JaP6ZNj2wPlpqZuuCbo4JDDqmceyH_A6utr3Xl8vqULwenzJuD3vo9DC_YdrFvO7fov5LQwJoSDH-7UflhXy8i7zGPc8gvRh3Ae3v1IANX07z_tm3HDj/s1600-h/Random-2008+1032.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkUckS1SEIWKwG29UVUkF6mm7JaP6ZNj2wPlpqZuuCbo4JDDqmceyH_A6utr3Xl8vqULwenzJuD3vo9DC_YdrFvO7fov5LQwJoSDH-7UflhXy8i7zGPc8gvRh3Ae3v1IANX07z_tm3HDj/s320/Random-2008+1032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266726072674488946" border="0" /></a>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-79303530069489470482008-07-20T18:55:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:27:08.120-07:00Road Trip Continued...Got up in the morning and toured some caverns in Ohio.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjHVPBVMYf6GAdkG6E69GFFA7FK_vyZ1rSvWB6gJgtfz9GS9u3sWFgcXpADeNse9dksaNPox9JyILlvoWVehxLMdb8TzBcJzpw6kUcn3R8V1qQAuv8-7Fi__RRXQyo8Ylv1wHBJhoE9n2/s1600-h/Random-2008+1009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjHVPBVMYf6GAdkG6E69GFFA7FK_vyZ1rSvWB6gJgtfz9GS9u3sWFgcXpADeNse9dksaNPox9JyILlvoWVehxLMdb8TzBcJzpw6kUcn3R8V1qQAuv8-7Fi__RRXQyo8Ylv1wHBJhoE9n2/s320/Random-2008+1009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247552137568333362" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of stalactites.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwxwTHDdbTJRLoczzYwFbR2AWOEceeHFh2XhXD8qGqPT6erQzDm4iFsMoTdEyi8r7rg0cwNlnY722DPMb4ufq8VKLWx6Gc6Mg1qPtjpl0D_ipjT5E37xkSqRia8iU7qLu8swlxKnNmFGJ/s1600-h/Random-2008+1015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwxwTHDdbTJRLoczzYwFbR2AWOEceeHFh2XhXD8qGqPT6erQzDm4iFsMoTdEyi8r7rg0cwNlnY722DPMb4ufq8VKLWx6Gc6Mg1qPtjpl0D_ipjT5E37xkSqRia8iU7qLu8swlxKnNmFGJ/s320/Random-2008+1015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247552138779261186" border="0" /></a><br />Stopped in Toledo for Johnny Packo's (apparently this place used to get mentioned on M*A*S*H which is where I think Sue knows it from).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0S6qaJQC67vgJ8PS_18I5jH-Q4N4nadmXurxFNWHhyphenhyphenY3MuCOhmGvMFNRWThd0G6IUd5W4NQauRbxwgJ7551CXpaJUgFVgxQQqph01TPgf6d-jznMu0KDf8DYmya_06RdIy0U4IXtHnX0/s1600-h/Random-2008+1014.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0S6qaJQC67vgJ8PS_18I5jH-Q4N4nadmXurxFNWHhyphenhyphenY3MuCOhmGvMFNRWThd0G6IUd5W4NQauRbxwgJ7551CXpaJUgFVgxQQqph01TPgf6d-jznMu0KDf8DYmya_06RdIy0U4IXtHnX0/s320/Random-2008+1014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247552142791138338" border="0" /></a><br />Weird (but interesting) mix of eastern European and American. (Top) Sausage and stuffed cabbage, (Right) chili dog, (Left) chili-cheese dumplings (as in bits of boiled dough).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJGpPi8kK6gR9lpyucFb0DV5F3GDB_P7lLLr5X5ih2aC-7XPEOtDFFT139VLK0RLZ1vCIl1lcwc4fo0apZfF8pB6L5SCRo2rVn1nZUwQ2Oy3C5s0fBhXRwIjVbPcz5OIdqoJFgc-FUfHV/s1600-h/Random-2008+1017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJGpPi8kK6gR9lpyucFb0DV5F3GDB_P7lLLr5X5ih2aC-7XPEOtDFFT139VLK0RLZ1vCIl1lcwc4fo0apZfF8pB6L5SCRo2rVn1nZUwQ2Oy3C5s0fBhXRwIjVbPcz5OIdqoJFgc-FUfHV/s320/Random-2008+1017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247552149062487218" border="0" /></a><br />Funny picture post-border-crossing. In the US, when you get caught for a moving violation, you just get points on your license. In Canada, they give you "Points d'inaptitude", which best I can guess translated into "points of ineptitude". That's a great name.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-89248207673130457132008-07-19T18:55:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:11:22.784-07:00Road Trip to TorontoMeeting up with family in Toronto + Air planes tickets are ridiculously expensive = Road Trip!<br /><br />Part way through TN, got hungry (around lunch time), and saw a sign for a random 'que joint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq67f-yq_bIg94p7popZk83rn1mp4ejyYBpotyL8XDbP6aowjlutrnnkv-zxqslQY8qU8LLuUdI17SNSOKahX1UUyZH_LU4h2w6zbdbnQlLRnWajaALhoxqGIW4EswM2KDl9kUYCaxWrHm/s1600-h/Random-2008+982.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq67f-yq_bIg94p7popZk83rn1mp4ejyYBpotyL8XDbP6aowjlutrnnkv-zxqslQY8qU8LLuUdI17SNSOKahX1UUyZH_LU4h2w6zbdbnQlLRnWajaALhoxqGIW4EswM2KDl9kUYCaxWrHm/s320/Random-2008+982.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547884010459890" border="0" /></a><br />From the outside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCbc_yCObq0x72yW39bpUk_vgQKoEq8YRQxz8XRBw24N4pad1NtBPnocVXVEKGQ-vNxojPfmDrEzzJUcbj0PJXUrHvtEzS5h4sN1X3vwsc0Ud4eprt4yfS05sckFdfaKYxVeVJV9e7-hn/s1600-h/Random-2008+981.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCbc_yCObq0x72yW39bpUk_vgQKoEq8YRQxz8XRBw24N4pad1NtBPnocVXVEKGQ-vNxojPfmDrEzzJUcbj0PJXUrHvtEzS5h4sN1X3vwsc0Ud4eprt4yfS05sckFdfaKYxVeVJV9e7-hn/s320/Random-2008+981.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547890048732354" border="0" /></a><br />From the inside. Ribs and pulled pork.<br /><br />A little further up I-75 in KY.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElmBnYzFroh7Wf2HlbhcmunbfugGDENGuLUp0Fbe2t1VOFWhkAXTpAOXpk2F_nODwaYPy-NUMQedLFGRurmfM_YFeWDcTXoWVpdlXzAA6Maiz23KhsQeJk_XXYHZf_vAYRAe_EbRQkAfR/s1600-h/Random-2008+983.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElmBnYzFroh7Wf2HlbhcmunbfugGDENGuLUp0Fbe2t1VOFWhkAXTpAOXpk2F_nODwaYPy-NUMQedLFGRurmfM_YFeWDcTXoWVpdlXzAA6Maiz23KhsQeJk_XXYHZf_vAYRAe_EbRQkAfR/s320/Random-2008+983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547890792824530" border="0" /></a><br />Yup, that's a KFC, but not any old KFC...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrLCFDYMl1j8O652FIlAcKI-2zMVMmb7PNFKVJ3YOBXISxHJmt6q-Qm41bJw-VnQt2Atjm7oBYELcBFz_tjGy75Iri-qGobvpCYrKedOEsDO-DGAnACEjet5_GOgOKUOW91KQkPQMM8Es/s1600-h/Random-2008+984.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrLCFDYMl1j8O652FIlAcKI-2zMVMmb7PNFKVJ3YOBXISxHJmt6q-Qm41bJw-VnQt2Atjm7oBYELcBFz_tjGy75Iri-qGobvpCYrKedOEsDO-DGAnACEjet5_GOgOKUOW91KQkPQMM8Es/s320/Random-2008+984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547895681158418" border="0" /></a><br />It's the original "Sander's Cafe" where it all started.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW2fx3O8OFkTE41_OS0Sj8eSynVGU2qNZZvCbsWHIF1swlmkeTHAT0Lb9ka9zd-laJE_4dBgvUMwd3fWQ99uFyA-80a8vXkAkVxdoqxq54jzL8QpAVnLHw1vskTaNEPczC4poTO9zg10w/s1600-h/Random-2008+989.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW2fx3O8OFkTE41_OS0Sj8eSynVGU2qNZZvCbsWHIF1swlmkeTHAT0Lb9ka9zd-laJE_4dBgvUMwd3fWQ99uFyA-80a8vXkAkVxdoqxq54jzL8QpAVnLHw1vskTaNEPczC4poTO9zg10w/s320/Random-2008+989.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547901033372850" border="0" /></a><br />Little "museum" area with old paraphernalia. The colonel looks awfully east Asian to me... perhaps part of why KFC is so successful out there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbXoP0X8nTaYSX8JB1u6yqrREaSxS26CdQ03KcL7yVwLo6se6IvrLh1xxz9NONEzCOIOVSbJmNa0KWdg0NxauYupniGPFgaUQOetCt2NaCTv2imyvw8679V7MjlzhyphenhyphenhiaPlFxXQDK7r-B/s1600-h/Random-2008+991.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbXoP0X8nTaYSX8JB1u6yqrREaSxS26CdQ03KcL7yVwLo6se6IvrLh1xxz9NONEzCOIOVSbJmNa0KWdg0NxauYupniGPFgaUQOetCt2NaCTv2imyvw8679V7MjlzhyphenhyphenhiaPlFxXQDK7r-B/s320/Random-2008+991.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547443350243122" border="0" /></a><br />A very modern KFC meal though... at least they still have sporks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2-mlxBUhL7S8fqbCZtOAOrG7X4kOQUoOizB8-vsu1nBsYZbuUVNqnY2tKGcv0DQPtT7BVfmwZu837pNYn2_mnKOo50Dna2d6xgHYT-KeTw-_1vnZm9M8u_ybGbvD0h3QOeWPK0Z4vfi8/s1600-h/Random-2008+992.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2-mlxBUhL7S8fqbCZtOAOrG7X4kOQUoOizB8-vsu1nBsYZbuUVNqnY2tKGcv0DQPtT7BVfmwZu837pNYn2_mnKOo50Dna2d6xgHYT-KeTw-_1vnZm9M8u_ybGbvD0h3QOeWPK0Z4vfi8/s320/Random-2008+992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547448720085698" border="0" /></a><br />Mock-up recreation of the original kitchen.<br /><br />Further along the drive, we take a 50+ mile detour to catch an out-of-state detour (we only thought it would be like 30 miles out of the way) for Zesto's (New Albany, IN).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohL-VbLCMr-LWsbsMwz7ix_x_roLD-AVHsbQVASnZtcxpoEDctDgdx9FYitYNhai6s_j7qI2VMhyQEm22o5ZuWIg2MlYP3auMufa64TzXSw-rChcwz52jcBVauclTIt40BjFT-JEkfnvv/s1600-h/Random-2008+996.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohL-VbLCMr-LWsbsMwz7ix_x_roLD-AVHsbQVASnZtcxpoEDctDgdx9FYitYNhai6s_j7qI2VMhyQEm22o5ZuWIg2MlYP3auMufa64TzXSw-rChcwz52jcBVauclTIt40BjFT-JEkfnvv/s320/Random-2008+996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547451575662626" border="0" /></a><br />Zesto. It indeed is good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1s1MjeCPPTLg1AxQwl5Gcog295fR0BRAzdnce7I2El7oGbRoET9GzafCJubg7nu-T5lsqrEYSMPplqwuiAulEDvN1yyAa1GBxxUwGvQewjYxJZ1IazKmxUwMtvoZHHI474zIk7vPGrfo/s1600-h/Random-2008+999.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1s1MjeCPPTLg1AxQwl5Gcog295fR0BRAzdnce7I2El7oGbRoET9GzafCJubg7nu-T5lsqrEYSMPplqwuiAulEDvN1yyAa1GBxxUwGvQewjYxJZ1IazKmxUwMtvoZHHI474zIk7vPGrfo/s320/Random-2008+999.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547452886527906" border="0" /></a><br />Proof of Goodness.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoA4xmXoFFCy4SKN0vH-o_dspaNHflDdXi-H0SyLB4QNnrmbm2JNrC-3psE78v6hGlugabv_WLqmXxR63F3LQoHXaJfJQCjcpA44noTgj9XHoXVrGsltWUkMAA2XyYHQv1srweEevoIsE/s1600-h/Random-2008+1002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoA4xmXoFFCy4SKN0vH-o_dspaNHflDdXi-H0SyLB4QNnrmbm2JNrC-3psE78v6hGlugabv_WLqmXxR63F3LQoHXaJfJQCjcpA44noTgj9XHoXVrGsltWUkMAA2XyYHQv1srweEevoIsE/s320/Random-2008+1002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247547457628299074" border="0" /></a><br />Random stop in Cincinnati just to see what's there. Wasn't the most exciting, but it seemed like a pretty nice city. Ended up spending the night at some random motel a little further up the interstate (still in Ohio).Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-54617417641352008042008-06-28T15:37:00.000-07:002008-07-27T15:45:19.376-07:00Shanghai to Atlanta (Sat)I had most of a morning to kill before heading to the Pudong airport for my flight back to Atlanta (hooray for Delta's direct flight!). So I just wandered around the neighborhood near SJTU.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitFrRmQ0y2TYqhQvgrGfSHAcD2kL2pDblFz7poBXs7DiB2qolc0-MAQk6OkqZtDgqLNCYrLnRez5BwMQ-i0EH2uDElzUbTgYQCDP1bfA8pPWat_FZmwvAgTMS1V5pCCeqvKE_jSFBVkjZ/s1600-h/Random-2008+953.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitFrRmQ0y2TYqhQvgrGfSHAcD2kL2pDblFz7poBXs7DiB2qolc0-MAQk6OkqZtDgqLNCYrLnRez5BwMQ-i0EH2uDElzUbTgYQCDP1bfA8pPWat_FZmwvAgTMS1V5pCCeqvKE_jSFBVkjZ/s320/Random-2008+953.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227827318533406866" border="0" /></a><br />Dude selling fresh steamed buns.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMCn2Pr0ymvQgndzqGCWfcDTlrTYNOinJp1k413Xbf4fxTPe6hRYH__77YKW6gA-KlsR_YJe5QhzUwOtsmDsWmCCwYS-Y00-xVRSGWcpdG6ZEPM_Xo1sLxxtNForEE16XBTnEkGWbKyts/s1600-h/Random-2008+954.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMCn2Pr0ymvQgndzqGCWfcDTlrTYNOinJp1k413Xbf4fxTPe6hRYH__77YKW6gA-KlsR_YJe5QhzUwOtsmDsWmCCwYS-Y00-xVRSGWcpdG6ZEPM_Xo1sLxxtNForEE16XBTnEkGWbKyts/s320/Random-2008+954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227827322666808434" border="0" /></a><br />This bun was *so* good. ^_^ (and only costs 1RMB = 14 cents)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz04fnGPSb7vUCMFe26wMJQcvWXFoxWHTJPmpJrTk-ew6ThV0FkVkpbJ9ItTSSPnG-M31gK-wYiC-hg3MtvKcUZMabHFc6Xj3VhCPA-09HI4QlSFUMvmXl8e91isKAXp-PRU_zOXTtePh/s1600-h/Random-2008+955.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz04fnGPSb7vUCMFe26wMJQcvWXFoxWHTJPmpJrTk-ew6ThV0FkVkpbJ9ItTSSPnG-M31gK-wYiC-hg3MtvKcUZMabHFc6Xj3VhCPA-09HI4QlSFUMvmXl8e91isKAXp-PRU_zOXTtePh/s320/Random-2008+955.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227827230892213362" border="0" /></a><br />More street-side food stalls/shops.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_jEp8WdP-NRicAETlAa4Ebc2ZaNrbBLyu-9ZorVCugbWS-iXpGiLsr4y1f5y6kTiUt3D_llO7L1KrAdnisKYu3KAXDK4GpQp0NdnTjEOSRfhv88435iv_C7bYqXREOMlDeDVxPwgAmXi/s1600-h/Random-2008+957.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_jEp8WdP-NRicAETlAa4Ebc2ZaNrbBLyu-9ZorVCugbWS-iXpGiLsr4y1f5y6kTiUt3D_llO7L1KrAdnisKYu3KAXDK4GpQp0NdnTjEOSRfhv88435iv_C7bYqXREOMlDeDVxPwgAmXi/s320/Random-2008+957.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227827235980245666" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn't entirely figure this one out. I think you just point at whatever you want, they boil it in some soup, possibly with some noodles, and there you go.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEDxeHiVKUtYEr9IWwz2KOZYzkBjNvoYOgbcqsxvnp382YALhK6QrC7L_KSb04rrQXUL-Iu8_Mr-8w13kw-azD8b30sedacVGYiVH0lgjM-XwPDECEXdm7iKeicWAhjp99w4UuoWGyCp6/s1600-h/Random-2008+958.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEDxeHiVKUtYEr9IWwz2KOZYzkBjNvoYOgbcqsxvnp382YALhK6QrC7L_KSb04rrQXUL-Iu8_Mr-8w13kw-azD8b30sedacVGYiVH0lgjM-XwPDECEXdm7iKeicWAhjp99w4UuoWGyCp6/s320/Random-2008+958.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227827242865278546" border="0" /></a><br />Fresh yo/ tiao. I was running out of small bills at this point, and didn't want to force one of these street stall guys to have to break a 100RMB bill, so I didn't get any.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6P53CQxe0JBLMqJEz3KUljdw85OvrwrRqALH_SwEqRXBC_Rt9wlHoEohoYz92IQlzlg32ofMH0ZZV6AEvHXDwJ1abr3P-kV-nFxOIyY4thTW4jewF4yzJo8l6LumyKs7VDZx_xMcKeDP/s1600-h/Random-2008+959.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6P53CQxe0JBLMqJEz3KUljdw85OvrwrRqALH_SwEqRXBC_Rt9wlHoEohoYz92IQlzlg32ofMH0ZZV6AEvHXDwJ1abr3P-kV-nFxOIyY4thTW4jewF4yzJo8l6LumyKs7VDZx_xMcKeDP/s320/Random-2008+959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227827243702846338" border="0" /></a><br />Fresh made cong yo/ bing~ (scallion pancakes). It took a good 10-15 minutes of waiting for them to make them. I watched it go from raw dough to finished product, and there was a long line by the time it was ready.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjhWeovbj18TUw9B59Ru4Vynu1GA5eGfs5cJ4S-umOOfhhg6K_Gw7nqXiP_wtzo6yLRZg_1QFURcUnqZpvZuq6h9J5_7afruDhvGSwAJzwX1ieCKeZL4eBIyjet4GCnCb3JaUyJKrT2Fj/s1600-h/Random-2008+960.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjhWeovbj18TUw9B59Ru4Vynu1GA5eGfs5cJ4S-umOOfhhg6K_Gw7nqXiP_wtzo6yLRZg_1QFURcUnqZpvZuq6h9J5_7afruDhvGSwAJzwX1ieCKeZL4eBIyjet4GCnCb3JaUyJKrT2Fj/s320/Random-2008+960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227827249814521314" border="0" /></a><br />Finished product. Also amazingly good. Also 14 cents. Totally worth the wait.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmyE8txWCRviKBUQU9t_BC1KtZCoW3mHQ79oW9xM7BPRuFpOZ2GoMEpL4TL7bxPW6vmZQvv7RiYNqHc3Kl3nsWyiz51WW1RVuJ-DYVxtTSVxDRyO2vF2ydEiMJUct7RtMhx24pbscbsPg/s1600-h/Random-2008+961.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmyE8txWCRviKBUQU9t_BC1KtZCoW3mHQ79oW9xM7BPRuFpOZ2GoMEpL4TL7bxPW6vmZQvv7RiYNqHc3Kl3nsWyiz51WW1RVuJ-DYVxtTSVxDRyO2vF2ydEiMJUct7RtMhx24pbscbsPg/s320/Random-2008+961.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227826926057764866" border="0" /></a><br />I found a little market. Incredibly crowded.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHT-rg_-ZJaMTdiv9Z9IUbTyQb1KwUWKSsvk2nA38dderBCBpdIp1Q9OzKQ2KC7DcQ8dqNQtezF73nfeRTjIe-WifSa-qa2QqYCdNquH3X-1fH1nSzLTlws69K3EQKjqIuVefSEKgYLS4/s1600-h/Random-2008+962.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHT-rg_-ZJaMTdiv9Z9IUbTyQb1KwUWKSsvk2nA38dderBCBpdIp1Q9OzKQ2KC7DcQ8dqNQtezF73nfeRTjIe-WifSa-qa2QqYCdNquH3X-1fH1nSzLTlws69K3EQKjqIuVefSEKgYLS4/s320/Random-2008+962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227826928507340978" border="0" /></a><br />Vegetable lady.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_I0RpH0Y7kBU_DKC33wraOGTh_OJPwbvmAQv3i29GZGTvXmxDG8_QT3pZICdGJyCUqmZzRmz-xnTjymr_uV3JdMSdUuDU7AN89pvwpq9sytL83T5MpMdl-mAkMF28wV3aXERyt0UjHcTk/s1600-h/Random-2008+963.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_I0RpH0Y7kBU_DKC33wraOGTh_OJPwbvmAQv3i29GZGTvXmxDG8_QT3pZICdGJyCUqmZzRmz-xnTjymr_uV3JdMSdUuDU7AN89pvwpq9sytL83T5MpMdl-mAkMF28wV3aXERyt0UjHcTk/s320/Random-2008+963.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227826930313794034" border="0" /></a><br />Meat aisle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcENM-o2lNYRbKhxfOeTHiNFBp5RTas1fMzqAPHceCIKZmBOc982pNdrLWEGj9Kd-_yHOWztjRUn3fMUk8KJy-rRoYgMvUZ_OpZrBy2IsVRsxWmJz4-FtHkHeoqsLAxhGAQJRzLQD7mYR/s1600-h/Random-2008+965.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcENM-o2lNYRbKhxfOeTHiNFBp5RTas1fMzqAPHceCIKZmBOc982pNdrLWEGj9Kd-_yHOWztjRUn3fMUk8KJy-rRoYgMvUZ_OpZrBy2IsVRsxWmJz4-FtHkHeoqsLAxhGAQJRzLQD7mYR/s320/Random-2008+965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227826931760720418" border="0" /></a><br />I got one more bun. This one was similar to the original one, but instead of steamed bread on the outside, it was made out of rice. Also very tasty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJL2HjQ8yQi67ZnVT5jhu0_dMyN3HmCt0aHwqmCyx1TXZgdS4HNFoM4onNWS2ZjaFPn2PdhKwYM_-yRRXlfukIyaU5qsghbhJQdc7VzjK3ZFXZVzGNNRpmWAZqkOAcWJHRDT1CkpDmGNv3/s1600-h/Random-2008+967.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJL2HjQ8yQi67ZnVT5jhu0_dMyN3HmCt0aHwqmCyx1TXZgdS4HNFoM4onNWS2ZjaFPn2PdhKwYM_-yRRXlfukIyaU5qsghbhJQdc7VzjK3ZFXZVzGNNRpmWAZqkOAcWJHRDT1CkpDmGNv3/s320/Random-2008+967.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227826935309402418" border="0" /></a><br />Funny shop name in the Shanghai/Pudong airport. Someone needs to file an anti-trust suit against them.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-48799325906728903112008-06-27T15:26:00.000-07:002008-07-27T15:36:55.222-07:00Shanghai (Fri)We finally got to the Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) "Faculty Club", which is their hotel for visitors, at about 2am. Suck.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljzgPP_UkJgulWy8cK02leE1cYsqnA0SYmxx-qVSXQJZTC_ibGR8eSJ4Xm4ywDJVye2pLI8dI9GBMkHXxZmKA9DJtxcYVWG3zKVjGqhDzTfto2Kxi4cc8_zNpot6-GSTvB3SksCxh8o0p/s1600-h/Random-2008+924.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljzgPP_UkJgulWy8cK02leE1cYsqnA0SYmxx-qVSXQJZTC_ibGR8eSJ4Xm4ywDJVye2pLI8dI9GBMkHXxZmKA9DJtxcYVWG3zKVjGqhDzTfto2Kxi4cc8_zNpot6-GSTvB3SksCxh8o0p/s320/Random-2008+924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824644253433122" border="0" /></a><br />Cool/weird bronze piece in the lobby. It's a urn with eight dragons, and eight little frogs with their mouths wide open ready to accept something from the dragons (like feeding baby birds?).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPd1VfX7EuxZUjUKgq4nFThGBC68X6QBK-pcTDDwWoAdgLstgkDkJ_ECQl-X-RzcH92Q7YQnD7GsDZHOTeysTEvaVU7O4rB5hWt9U6k51xck6JcW6TO3iwgNtNmtcNJOsbEnuH_nkmjkF/s1600-h/Random-2008+925.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPd1VfX7EuxZUjUKgq4nFThGBC68X6QBK-pcTDDwWoAdgLstgkDkJ_ECQl-X-RzcH92Q7YQnD7GsDZHOTeysTEvaVU7O4rB5hWt9U6k51xck6JcW6TO3iwgNtNmtcNJOsbEnuH_nkmjkF/s320/Random-2008+925.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824647761643442" border="0" /></a><br />Neat model of the Minhang campus of SJTU. This place is *huge*.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemPE61PZBKHsJcVxRv8ds-oIztdFnXh98sm1cHT0BhOQ_y42Naq2JryGpR883ZYrbYv18oKhyphenhyphen2z0JOdQ8nDT7dAbjIjorRJ-pmq6Y4tfueVSUWXbDvDeNtfTu282vsV9aqZvX1JcwS5Dj/s1600-h/Random-2008+926.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemPE61PZBKHsJcVxRv8ds-oIztdFnXh98sm1cHT0BhOQ_y42Naq2JryGpR883ZYrbYv18oKhyphenhyphen2z0JOdQ8nDT7dAbjIjorRJ-pmq6Y4tfueVSUWXbDvDeNtfTu282vsV9aqZvX1JcwS5Dj/s320/Random-2008+926.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824647841012626" border="0" /></a><br />Fancy room where they showed us a brief video on the history of SJTU.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB3VECSAHFCIO15AXkWPQlOkXZCVz-tv-7kjggeeYVKuzNuWTxh8gdXdmwY8hfT1TFTAhU96j8YNZJJ2PqriQGfQ5XgPp2l6PhUqI_Ns0cLNRFXWbGo8plyg0hVxpTn4bJ6qxWMlW3IOy/s1600-h/Random-2008+928.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB3VECSAHFCIO15AXkWPQlOkXZCVz-tv-7kjggeeYVKuzNuWTxh8gdXdmwY8hfT1TFTAhU96j8YNZJJ2PqriQGfQ5XgPp2l6PhUqI_Ns0cLNRFXWbGo8plyg0hVxpTn4bJ6qxWMlW3IOy/s320/Random-2008+928.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824650933581170" border="0" /></a><br />Offices where the GT/SJTU ECE MS program are run out of.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOvptQv_VZ33rJXLXRcHoquZfxvh0ab-HqoyiP42Fa2YZ-GAcXsQeOnqDzohoLALm5gxMEQnPgdgb34cvZ0QHPX5R7vp2d2fSCe7CiHGLonrJu2N8shz8x0TcJzwFWD4LSnn4fwY1AGeS/s1600-h/Random-2008+933.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOvptQv_VZ33rJXLXRcHoquZfxvh0ab-HqoyiP42Fa2YZ-GAcXsQeOnqDzohoLALm5gxMEQnPgdgb34cvZ0QHPX5R7vp2d2fSCe7CiHGLonrJu2N8shz8x0TcJzwFWD4LSnn4fwY1AGeS/s320/Random-2008+933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824657722421154" border="0" /></a><br />After a good visit to SJTU, we were dropped back off at the hotel. And it was pouring. We hiked to some mall nearby to meet up with my cousin Lester, but we just got straight-out soaked (even with umbrellas).<br /><br />We went to an all-you-can-eat sushi/hot-pot place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FLk2BiPf5eXVpRdq2tg6DBV_5tCR-e3fzhzGLABdJqRpYcptCDV8nrGqKXQOJHNDag753HE7kU_QHqrS02cl3TwAUpfqogd7tUsgn216mqOliwK4wlNuQ8oSaoIIGIK_07h4O-okWLEp/s1600-h/Random-2008+936.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FLk2BiPf5eXVpRdq2tg6DBV_5tCR-e3fzhzGLABdJqRpYcptCDV8nrGqKXQOJHNDag753HE7kU_QHqrS02cl3TwAUpfqogd7tUsgn216mqOliwK4wlNuQ8oSaoIIGIK_07h4O-okWLEp/s320/Random-2008+936.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824374357183554" border="0" /></a><br />Lester and I ate them out of uni... or at least they claimed to be out of it as we ate enough of this to more or less cover the cost of dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonxjBSaYzOzVL_5zPQnOV60BRlpxdct9KfIFgjD6N0JEDWN4vNlv0Sz-pY3FgQy6Itj16yDk5t9osJ8Jpad98G02rkBNhn7GjZUnUVVbwvqO0rhhYSGd-tx39v9172dZzZDCSSZCgZa4H/s1600-h/Random-2008+938.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonxjBSaYzOzVL_5zPQnOV60BRlpxdct9KfIFgjD6N0JEDWN4vNlv0Sz-pY3FgQy6Itj16yDk5t9osJ8Jpad98G02rkBNhn7GjZUnUVVbwvqO0rhhYSGd-tx39v9172dZzZDCSSZCgZa4H/s320/Random-2008+938.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824375431775426" border="0" /></a><br />Tuna and salmon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbnDlDzT1HQZ1liw3HoJNE0DSYWu0iDmqxDpLm7_B6bv2NfYZ2x6qg4NUMEsJNJyp0Qx40xuHs62m5hlOIRWvRFC76lQ061sh7Naq_XMSzWc6Vwbb8_G-G1B-lpmDt0AlZSwP7fJpvO7V/s1600-h/Random-2008+940.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbnDlDzT1HQZ1liw3HoJNE0DSYWu0iDmqxDpLm7_B6bv2NfYZ2x6qg4NUMEsJNJyp0Qx40xuHs62m5hlOIRWvRFC76lQ061sh7Naq_XMSzWc6Vwbb8_G-G1B-lpmDt0AlZSwP7fJpvO7V/s320/Random-2008+940.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824383843719106" border="0" /></a><br />"Kobe" beef and kimchi.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBR7JIcj4WDB0CuICplEKvP_x1iQcNy1j0smjajKpsgkw0fM8nnnJlCb0iyI8JAP4JlAej0jOWtye2pSmx_MJNe_-FYeUS1rmcPuaam4uqSPG_nhIAa7QqXHDpNJWzppDD7nqqDQm6dlO/s1600-h/Random-2008+941.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBR7JIcj4WDB0CuICplEKvP_x1iQcNy1j0smjajKpsgkw0fM8nnnJlCb0iyI8JAP4JlAej0jOWtye2pSmx_MJNe_-FYeUS1rmcPuaam4uqSPG_nhIAa7QqXHDpNJWzppDD7nqqDQm6dlO/s320/Random-2008+941.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824386694804370" border="0" /></a><br />The hotpot... convenient for hiding unwanted food; since this is an all-you-can-eat place, you have to pay extra for any food that you order that you don't finish (that they don't find before handing you the bill...). Lester is a pro.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHrWDGs507LlUzfSmje7NlyW096U0fRn-iJZEfZ-4GsN1Cey05l1OzwfYX1s09SbXA90Schd3upMenQaCbs4s5Xf-hwBnv5J-FSzdOSiyubndmmY2jyXF5iRDv3a2DfI6ON9blzjxOK5w/s1600-h/Random-2008+942.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHrWDGs507LlUzfSmje7NlyW096U0fRn-iJZEfZ-4GsN1Cey05l1OzwfYX1s09SbXA90Schd3upMenQaCbs4s5Xf-hwBnv5J-FSzdOSiyubndmmY2jyXF5iRDv3a2DfI6ON9blzjxOK5w/s320/Random-2008+942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824389532707090" border="0" /></a><br />More sashimi, shrimp and uni. Oh yeah, it's also an all-you-can-drink place as well, so we went through plenty of beer and sake.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnSuZqzBR-ad1SwcbVbhH4OW5HZKg2crB5Yue4EFvXcKGW2Cg3HV0-x3FDpIkCo8vJP7c9qvIKL4cVMRLQNFGh8JDtCunY10Vam6mYQX0_Gqlf6h_GJv3oWD1NX_43HBOHIyLDPVrJG9l/s1600-h/Random-2008+943.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnSuZqzBR-ad1SwcbVbhH4OW5HZKg2crB5Yue4EFvXcKGW2Cg3HV0-x3FDpIkCo8vJP7c9qvIKL4cVMRLQNFGh8JDtCunY10Vam6mYQX0_Gqlf6h_GJv3oWD1NX_43HBOHIyLDPVrJG9l/s320/Random-2008+943.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824156471594178" border="0" /></a><br />Some sort of grilled fish.<br /><br />And then of course, it was off for foot massages.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oWrFT-7nqy_zI_dDQnaU33HQ6QHFfSFpjSTVHCbP89Vi9mky53ATsqm0DfXRUIanUv5cESqrvDM_v9mSmQk2TeO8_P8k5nF54wJy-zrWvlJRLhbxplCELfcARqmzUwXB3gBOqpa2cgJs/s1600-h/Random-2008+947.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oWrFT-7nqy_zI_dDQnaU33HQ6QHFfSFpjSTVHCbP89Vi9mky53ATsqm0DfXRUIanUv5cESqrvDM_v9mSmQk2TeO8_P8k5nF54wJy-zrWvlJRLhbxplCELfcARqmzUwXB3gBOqpa2cgJs/s320/Random-2008+947.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824163542174466" border="0" /></a><br />The pre-foot-massage massage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiddrPxrT7e8CbnuOQ5uD4Zz3VxBZxUP0vtLnBjLFldtSWXaOzVOcVkVVlRG95mnAcZKOlo3jfz6M5a6QVlLWQj8RsBol-UlcYnY1o__1xD3DrxrYMD-b9aG0h4CDrj2K-vu5KoSB1476c/s1600-h/Random-2008+949.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiddrPxrT7e8CbnuOQ5uD4Zz3VxBZxUP0vtLnBjLFldtSWXaOzVOcVkVVlRG95mnAcZKOlo3jfz6M5a6QVlLWQj8RsBol-UlcYnY1o__1xD3DrxrYMD-b9aG0h4CDrj2K-vu5KoSB1476c/s320/Random-2008+949.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824167341400770" border="0" /></a><br />Nate enjoying himself. They gave us these pajama-type pants to wear, which were more comfortable than our still sort-of damp clothes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQvRMFWu_7RPxL19iEKXiUFSph3qMbNQ5F9DhSXIMJafD2AJJawRf5v0zQlyblJu1FXRNLcWiEQXDJI4KVV2Xm45AYOsY2dWqd4IPE7JlWJzgVPJfR9WN1Ppgabcnxmc03cnlfEkpfhQw/s1600-h/Random-2008+950.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQvRMFWu_7RPxL19iEKXiUFSph3qMbNQ5F9DhSXIMJafD2AJJawRf5v0zQlyblJu1FXRNLcWiEQXDJI4KVV2Xm45AYOsY2dWqd4IPE7JlWJzgVPJfR9WN1Ppgabcnxmc03cnlfEkpfhQw/s320/Random-2008+950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227824168821237986" border="0" /></a><br />Continuation of above picture.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-43047443711421426742008-06-26T15:19:00.000-07:002008-07-27T15:25:32.411-07:00Beijing to Shanghai (Thu)Conference over. Nate and I have a morning to kill before heading over to Tsinghua University, and then later to the airport.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkM9VwxyocqMqGdEGRnZlIkLWfLSADSV8ctiZ-ZwoR9FTB6GW4HK3QtRtMZ2DCGKpHmMZJ5i8lwT2WwGZURHaDDxIZwN2hUPyJGgsM1f1aTUSOX-zX8fi-YHbnUWv-u2HS4A6LAvAHfcXP/s1600-h/Random-2008+902.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkM9VwxyocqMqGdEGRnZlIkLWfLSADSV8ctiZ-ZwoR9FTB6GW4HK3QtRtMZ2DCGKpHmMZJ5i8lwT2WwGZURHaDDxIZwN2hUPyJGgsM1f1aTUSOX-zX8fi-YHbnUWv-u2HS4A6LAvAHfcXP/s320/Random-2008+902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822523350250402" border="0" /></a><br />Not really that pretty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJyfu1iwcQgOKVBlv1bCOOXGKBhaZBFoWDA4O6ZgQbY8ERBGdCW7ORN44mLOot3C_jkKelGYzFKoavuCGdrZFpSL4-plPPcvOAinFPN9TBpSK_pISCDmY0ecHRdhSC_R2R6JI1KEMx39g/s1600-h/Random-2008+903.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJyfu1iwcQgOKVBlv1bCOOXGKBhaZBFoWDA4O6ZgQbY8ERBGdCW7ORN44mLOot3C_jkKelGYzFKoavuCGdrZFpSL4-plPPcvOAinFPN9TBpSK_pISCDmY0ecHRdhSC_R2R6JI1KEMx39g/s320/Random-2008+903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822530268081106" border="0" /></a><br />But in the basement, we find a hot-pot counter. Sweet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqg0PNpCOaDdWv9TBQCjWJsQcoe5YRL2IH73GVvkR16cjlAKBEF5jIKHjGliI7LTz0MHm53CO5H4PJaIPKB1LLocFW48IZ5LNs1QOehEhPudavQyRYex_3QmwO3ZCOJvPW7qEeUXRlLhr/s1600-h/Random-2008+904.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqg0PNpCOaDdWv9TBQCjWJsQcoe5YRL2IH73GVvkR16cjlAKBEF5jIKHjGliI7LTz0MHm53CO5H4PJaIPKB1LLocFW48IZ5LNs1QOehEhPudavQyRYex_3QmwO3ZCOJvPW7qEeUXRlLhr/s320/Random-2008+904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822535059042050" border="0" /></a><br />And we ordered too much food, and it cost next to nothing anyway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3Cp6J-FvTYHwYCUQbsOuWmM_16ZgJRlID9rnGSnVhJM6xH9XUIC2n6VPaEB-tlufXpJLSyM0VwjG030G6i3dA7VejmDkVA1oPLOVR-kuvweF5MbP_7AJ-_ghCtDMidT1xbTlRCfVpMlo/s1600-h/Random-2008+905.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3Cp6J-FvTYHwYCUQbsOuWmM_16ZgJRlID9rnGSnVhJM6xH9XUIC2n6VPaEB-tlufXpJLSyM0VwjG030G6i3dA7VejmDkVA1oPLOVR-kuvweF5MbP_7AJ-_ghCtDMidT1xbTlRCfVpMlo/s320/Random-2008+905.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822414094088498" border="0" /></a><br />Coffee break. I just thought it was interesting that they used coffee grinds in the ash tray.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjCSXDZW3kw2skOZTI3UlGa25hP_y9btWc81yTeFzXy67zxgD8kGN1CHK2A8luMI67WD8f9WRxFrSSDxa4uIdKNZ2z2QWPvsKTEHZMWJiY3OyNGVKXCxwanZFa7tJGOLT68UNTwkV_ili/s1600-h/Random-2008+910.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjCSXDZW3kw2skOZTI3UlGa25hP_y9btWc81yTeFzXy67zxgD8kGN1CHK2A8luMI67WD8f9WRxFrSSDxa4uIdKNZ2z2QWPvsKTEHZMWJiY3OyNGVKXCxwanZFa7tJGOLT68UNTwkV_ili/s320/Random-2008+910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822413316739026" border="0" /></a><br />Weird sculpture on the Tsinghua campus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9L6yMIs-4sEXso58IET4TxBz8Lon0NTpRq9yAgLx4OMqxsZlt8RCubDOHS0XJxJXHYolvHDjosKmIXk6eHhyphenhyphen15LedKVdb8DgG7faelbmPIvvhkXsCPyaQ3LC1YTF9i-Jw0uRwBXHeil41/s1600-h/Random-2008+911.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9L6yMIs-4sEXso58IET4TxBz8Lon0NTpRq9yAgLx4OMqxsZlt8RCubDOHS0XJxJXHYolvHDjosKmIXk6eHhyphenhyphen15LedKVdb8DgG7faelbmPIvvhkXsCPyaQ3LC1YTF9i-Jw0uRwBXHeil41/s320/Random-2008+911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822419681439074" border="0" /></a><br />This building is supposed to have some significance, but I forgot what it is. I think it's just one of the old buildings on campus, but there were a lot of people taking pictures of/with it.<br /><br />Off to the Beijing airport, where some thunderstorms end up canceling our flight. We had to go through multiple rebookings before we got it all settled. Didn't depart until well after 11pm (we were supposed to get to Shanghai by about 10pm).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuoupVnzgp5SeOgryJ5FRYH5UoIW-6od4fK9sHDEy3-U2lTUBq8n8mj-1ZX8NNsTL-CoI5aHsA9wd0kTxExwac2UVSzz3rQb3z9ERvQgyPRv0RBBrBkB0Zxv9ClN2KtviVTD4d_kzEPat/s1600-h/Random-2008+921.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuoupVnzgp5SeOgryJ5FRYH5UoIW-6od4fK9sHDEy3-U2lTUBq8n8mj-1ZX8NNsTL-CoI5aHsA9wd0kTxExwac2UVSzz3rQb3z9ERvQgyPRv0RBBrBkB0Zxv9ClN2KtviVTD4d_kzEPat/s320/Random-2008+921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822418467210114" border="0" /></a><br />Noodles in the Beijing airport while killing time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLG6xQzwjaEoo0EdjhDBQ8nlgc7BnsuBjnmcIuVAtw5sUxcG5b96HFET_IuVfvGJoIVvQQp8ckfoGGb8zK2ydwk5bWJ0PJoxesOKAUxShLMbe86KK-EFlxIDOC9z6VA9F21YhP80sUkqv/s1600-h/Random-2008+922.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLG6xQzwjaEoo0EdjhDBQ8nlgc7BnsuBjnmcIuVAtw5sUxcG5b96HFET_IuVfvGJoIVvQQp8ckfoGGb8zK2ydwk5bWJ0PJoxesOKAUxShLMbe86KK-EFlxIDOC9z6VA9F21YhP80sUkqv/s320/Random-2008+922.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227822426352430786" border="0" /></a><br />Fried chicken bits. (Same place.)Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-17421011989030995342008-06-25T15:04:00.000-07:002008-07-27T15:18:37.971-07:00Beijing (Wed)I had one of the last two talks of the conference today (there were two such talks due to parallel sessions). Normally, there are not that many folks left at this point because a lot of people only attend one or two days of the conference, or have flights on the last day and have to head out early. I actually had good attendance at my talk, largely due to the fact that people were hanging around for the trip to the great wall...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JZtv8kJd-uzLXh1XBjc6LoFUTUAt9nhv8QUL5xEmOdKRhEtYQfGhfwdkgoIsz7dkhIoMHWos1DFy_ckGDpXT2WOzuIWFWjz4953j0zm8ayXlv_hEkSDXi3og2e5UvjqetsZXM9nR3uYw/s1600-h/Random-2008+858.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JZtv8kJd-uzLXh1XBjc6LoFUTUAt9nhv8QUL5xEmOdKRhEtYQfGhfwdkgoIsz7dkhIoMHWos1DFy_ckGDpXT2WOzuIWFWjz4953j0zm8ayXlv_hEkSDXi3og2e5UvjqetsZXM9nR3uYw/s320/Random-2008+858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819343427071810" border="0" /></a><br />I had not been to this section of the Great Wall (I forget the name, but it was about a 90-minute bus ride from the Hotel). Had to hike up a bunch of stairs just to get to the wall (or take a gondola, but that's no fun!). This was similar to parts of the Incan Trail, but you don't have to do it at altitude which makes it a *lot* easier.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYsfXO5H0fd5koXUEIu0O0jlg46kTHby-gvOsZMHeD5whVOzm-3zqK0ZgEhemaEIVMX_sH1cSTT0RLzCgAxoGl3OkbA9RmhrsvwPOcJdVnJ-1ZE-EA3Gq2tWUXvHvUHIgGQCynndk2dVU/s1600-h/Random-2008+859.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYsfXO5H0fd5koXUEIu0O0jlg46kTHby-gvOsZMHeD5whVOzm-3zqK0ZgEhemaEIVMX_sH1cSTT0RLzCgAxoGl3OkbA9RmhrsvwPOcJdVnJ-1ZE-EA3Gq2tWUXvHvUHIgGQCynndk2dVU/s320/Random-2008+859.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819281313030354" border="0" /></a><br />Old worn-out ramp.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJdK-rfk5sMQWxQklTpneXPAU1vzxI1Q1ZkXv3fMwSUKQekGTZWcO97MyGQgFXbHMEB_61Ms3LHVWcMGWNO_GQxqpUO80zsKml7OkcpLZKoKxFplH2sgz1EST3yqxdBQP5LjGqR0E3FoU/s1600-h/Random-2008+864.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJdK-rfk5sMQWxQklTpneXPAU1vzxI1Q1ZkXv3fMwSUKQekGTZWcO97MyGQgFXbHMEB_61Ms3LHVWcMGWNO_GQxqpUO80zsKml7OkcpLZKoKxFplH2sgz1EST3yqxdBQP5LjGqR0E3FoU/s320/Random-2008+864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819286449165906" border="0" /></a><br />It was cloudy/foggy that day, so the pictures aren't as nice as they could have been. I ran up this stretch in one go and was seriously wheezing by the time I got to the top.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E2JrsZrWQ77eOo-Hkn1-81xlkbo70rfqdLNAHOqjduYByE9IASZvtaMY0hxCvLqUqHwfPj5oTj5EU41cWXmIHb_vfyIKbOEuFxMSOQ6T_6aKqiGgjgglQZxXsqSwyCsHy4Gv3ngqu-UU/s1600-h/Random-2008+871.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E2JrsZrWQ77eOo-Hkn1-81xlkbo70rfqdLNAHOqjduYByE9IASZvtaMY0hxCvLqUqHwfPj5oTj5EU41cWXmIHb_vfyIKbOEuFxMSOQ6T_6aKqiGgjgglQZxXsqSwyCsHy4Gv3ngqu-UU/s320/Random-2008+871.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819289879987442" border="0" /></a><br />End of this section of the wall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr8g5x1eWQI-3Esza9Z6a9BO0em9yWUbMpeCo_smvcB78JnS7Tz1yk3jGVaFXqvgqnQN_8k9xy_Q-Zm0KlpcQ-9HgquanOnc04mgSJ85teCmEHkEYKcEAUv3SeOaqT-wrXw7ZEmaF_UId/s1600-h/Random-2008+880.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr8g5x1eWQI-3Esza9Z6a9BO0em9yWUbMpeCo_smvcB78JnS7Tz1yk3jGVaFXqvgqnQN_8k9xy_Q-Zm0KlpcQ-9HgquanOnc04mgSJ85teCmEHkEYKcEAUv3SeOaqT-wrXw7ZEmaF_UId/s320/Random-2008+880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819093787145410" border="0" /></a><br />Donkey at the side of the wall (I'm on the wall looking down). We assumed that this belonged to one of the ladies selling water and other souvenirs/trinkets.<br /><br />For dinner, we had a huge group head out to a Szechaun restaurant. We had three full tables worth of people crammed into a little private side room.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_V3JNMdxvocwqIjaotv39bPhhiTd4E-rwUv1kQmPPoXECsz168azh1P6W94BfI60DhPUoz_Yoaos0yYs8esvSmZqxvoHqJlqb85FAivX-1XBE6Bd2QO_aLq7vbUyr-O2I-0jhDy6v_LQ/s1600-h/Random-2008+894.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_V3JNMdxvocwqIjaotv39bPhhiTd4E-rwUv1kQmPPoXECsz168azh1P6W94BfI60DhPUoz_Yoaos0yYs8esvSmZqxvoHqJlqb85FAivX-1XBE6Bd2QO_aLq7vbUyr-O2I-0jhDy6v_LQ/s320/Random-2008+894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819101032313602" border="0" /></a><br />The restaurant.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9doA8EK1iGeFhMi65ElgxQ51S7oJWuidkf9frdw2ay4IUad-XPGvCE31uCJfMDBNzrm1clg6LXhS-eW-LqNXFk7TozPTK_N58mZru6G0ShjHB_RkD-Word8jF-E8JPIqcm110VAOPsrKn/s1600-h/Random-2008+882.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9doA8EK1iGeFhMi65ElgxQ51S7oJWuidkf9frdw2ay4IUad-XPGvCE31uCJfMDBNzrm1clg6LXhS-eW-LqNXFk7TozPTK_N58mZru6G0ShjHB_RkD-Word8jF-E8JPIqcm110VAOPsrKn/s320/Random-2008+882.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819107639052594" border="0" /></a><br />Suan Mei/ Cha/ (sour plum drink).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EKXvYY6M-wWFy8ID9rIn7uxbRlFcn2n5pwGA-HK2MBqSXocwFL5ZFFB5zFXro4KwG2e6Azvfh9YtTr6EGEaGojIMdAr88NgflP2B1H8zJZtZIezjndSpZReJot9dvGV91pz8ugYuAxYT/s1600-h/Random-2008+883.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EKXvYY6M-wWFy8ID9rIn7uxbRlFcn2n5pwGA-HK2MBqSXocwFL5ZFFB5zFXro4KwG2e6Azvfh9YtTr6EGEaGojIMdAr88NgflP2B1H8zJZtZIezjndSpZReJot9dvGV91pz8ugYuAxYT/s320/Random-2008+883.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227819108991660994" border="0" /></a><br />Fatty pork (was very popular, so we ended up ordering a second one).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopxgG2WVbgvWdBy3uDfzUlRoDcXqklQrt3vFcS6TMLCU77OwtRhYgmq7wexkhLLrz213YrGcD9FggUz87RGOZfFg-oogUGFF9i14j3fUG1MEBjCokCEuwd5Cjr8NtoObA7uj4qznirF66/s1600-h/Random-2008+884.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopxgG2WVbgvWdBy3uDfzUlRoDcXqklQrt3vFcS6TMLCU77OwtRhYgmq7wexkhLLrz213YrGcD9FggUz87RGOZfFg-oogUGFF9i14j3fUG1MEBjCokCEuwd5Cjr8NtoObA7uj4qznirF66/s320/Random-2008+884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818864063936274" border="0" /></a><br />Duck gizzards.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZp9l3h64uDvSOFcWLUokbj-WsfDqFOZGz0R7N9qXBCnkEzsCowzB3o4l60DigBKY3O8EdwTucII6ajlsZSwKpDpoRBFEyMO_aGWw4uPcVsRxdPZTaiVMvL9_Vjs5cIaANyQ3Sr03xt5Xi/s1600-h/Random-2008+885.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZp9l3h64uDvSOFcWLUokbj-WsfDqFOZGz0R7N9qXBCnkEzsCowzB3o4l60DigBKY3O8EdwTucII6ajlsZSwKpDpoRBFEyMO_aGWw4uPcVsRxdPZTaiVMvL9_Vjs5cIaANyQ3Sr03xt5Xi/s320/Random-2008+885.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818869008459570" border="0" /></a><br />Pickled veggies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjIPQX5ccBwk4LrGFL88wWQeuhS_w9bjS98Gvoi6g2WiHwOgLqX6EtWjRcCgtyiR363LZ7fMpnk31D7j3iBbfaQi96DtBBdOi_zurlWOpil-_vyuANzAQQKxmxgkvHOFTjdb0Fz_G65yZ/s1600-h/Random-2008+886.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjIPQX5ccBwk4LrGFL88wWQeuhS_w9bjS98Gvoi6g2WiHwOgLqX6EtWjRcCgtyiR363LZ7fMpnk31D7j3iBbfaQi96DtBBdOi_zurlWOpil-_vyuANzAQQKxmxgkvHOFTjdb0Fz_G65yZ/s320/Random-2008+886.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818875517104210" border="0" /></a><br />Gelatinized tendon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx-tcUA7S3Vp7qbqVcGIzLzHT7ZpC9DgcEQcXzmLEqkV7y8MdXJ0i3gXyJ3AjfnIETDt9mE50kM04cW9HiSwNQJ_YOwlC6yA_9RMS20LvHkctED4rmvuFFUDpwy-a2aQfPVE19SY-p0B3/s1600-h/Random-2008+888.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx-tcUA7S3Vp7qbqVcGIzLzHT7ZpC9DgcEQcXzmLEqkV7y8MdXJ0i3gXyJ3AjfnIETDt9mE50kM04cW9HiSwNQJ_YOwlC6yA_9RMS20LvHkctED4rmvuFFUDpwy-a2aQfPVE19SY-p0B3/s320/Random-2008+888.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818882333669570" border="0" /></a><br />Bai/ jio~ (Chinese rice wine... 52% alcohol/104 proof). Strong stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQrss1luzP3qHKjNgXs10RMy4gdrhRvzQDiiSvfHwVAi3nM0gvfSIqBW8YV2d7v7L07-yVRWCFno1ntCrXXmR5gsxN7ZHvFKm0ID_rpPypyySoBEmJS4hKMklK8ZoxU1N2egleSUAaN5S/s1600-h/Random-2008+889.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQrss1luzP3qHKjNgXs10RMy4gdrhRvzQDiiSvfHwVAi3nM0gvfSIqBW8YV2d7v7L07-yVRWCFno1ntCrXXmR5gsxN7ZHvFKm0ID_rpPypyySoBEmJS4hKMklK8ZoxU1N2egleSUAaN5S/s320/Random-2008+889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818703853319506" border="0" /></a><br />Prawns in Chinese glass noodles (fen~ si).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFQLACM9GDA0quCrCI3j1IUrZbAJ7lldSu-jsLk3u06Vucu8-OZFh1PFA5HSMf16YyM8tYyM_6SZKunv9_jaNz-O2F7H_yW553d-MbzGFGtGHtziU2AH39Eh9FFN4snk7mqAAdwSCA5KC/s1600-h/Random-2008+890.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFQLACM9GDA0quCrCI3j1IUrZbAJ7lldSu-jsLk3u06Vucu8-OZFh1PFA5HSMf16YyM8tYyM_6SZKunv9_jaNz-O2F7H_yW553d-MbzGFGtGHtziU2AH39Eh9FFN4snk7mqAAdwSCA5KC/s320/Random-2008+890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818707665840962" border="0" /></a><br />Ko~ shui~ ji (literally, drool chicken... in that it's so good just seeing it will make you drool. Probably a bit of an exaggeration).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJZ7nOFHi5Q5IF31V1tLeUkO955Brm0vpAc-9-d2kA7I7MFxHpVJ6FUsVvx31XbtuRO8Y940s-b3WyDkuTYqtq0sccqu3ZtIT6UZvEUzMckX-zDIjZ7_7CWQ8UehqGFCAfZ445lfECdpF/s1600-h/Random-2008+891.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJZ7nOFHi5Q5IF31V1tLeUkO955Brm0vpAc-9-d2kA7I7MFxHpVJ6FUsVvx31XbtuRO8Y940s-b3WyDkuTYqtq0sccqu3ZtIT6UZvEUzMckX-zDIjZ7_7CWQ8UehqGFCAfZ445lfECdpF/s320/Random-2008+891.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818714861012178" border="0" /></a><br />Catfish in oil. The Szechaun peppercorns are supposed to make your lips numb, but this was very weak. Somewhat disappointing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6u5bJle8ZsRb07zgmnv6iwoaMbgxnxoxqy9KBaMLPJj9o6i7o-G2LtqfhpKIxakQKgYjpbzanwBDHzbmUSpBknimPqUfICIWVvDPynCkp5OZytH1ORaBdESMm8KbmCyOJmYgzCV_gNu8/s1600-h/Random-2008+893.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6u5bJle8ZsRb07zgmnv6iwoaMbgxnxoxqy9KBaMLPJj9o6i7o-G2LtqfhpKIxakQKgYjpbzanwBDHzbmUSpBknimPqUfICIWVvDPynCkp5OZytH1ORaBdESMm8KbmCyOJmYgzCV_gNu8/s320/Random-2008+893.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227818723092481954" border="0" /></a><br />Spicy diced chicken and peanuts.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135355038244275527.post-86952017902701078352008-06-24T14:43:00.000-07:002008-07-27T15:01:35.569-07:00Beijing (Tue)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jsE2x2OUvNvSxvgJhifUAlet74H5pRydOrlvOlQ_zb9kiLZFHaYo-6AjTMEAICnCbm2BzLC1b7uQKXx0JBaedvX94VrutQiws0kw57QYw70hHcsY1Eg-xoTpqoJfcYwUFV6swCBNOAXF/s1600-h/Random-2008+815.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jsE2x2OUvNvSxvgJhifUAlet74H5pRydOrlvOlQ_zb9kiLZFHaYo-6AjTMEAICnCbm2BzLC1b7uQKXx0JBaedvX94VrutQiws0kw57QYw70hHcsY1Eg-xoTpqoJfcYwUFV6swCBNOAXF/s320/Random-2008+815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814173242646754" border="0" /></a><br />Met up with Mauricio and some of his Intel buddies for breakfast. Yio/ Tiao/, assorted buns, and soy milk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcWIb1HMfkHaI8-uThyP-up2LTL4OJO8ZaFoAkSr5ScJkH1gPSZNMYpuGwa_pJjgt0s-Muu_dCkrI-LA9ceTaiJO1KAj8R8WgouPUd-m6ktzOEqSZKP32pKjUFEmWoGt7iqwCow9uZf3R/s1600-h/Random-2008+816.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcWIb1HMfkHaI8-uThyP-up2LTL4OJO8ZaFoAkSr5ScJkH1gPSZNMYpuGwa_pJjgt0s-Muu_dCkrI-LA9ceTaiJO1KAj8R8WgouPUd-m6ktzOEqSZKP32pKjUFEmWoGt7iqwCow9uZf3R/s320/Random-2008+816.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814170900793186" border="0" /></a><br />Lunch at the shopping mall food court. Got some hand pulled noodles and some boiled dumplings. You can see the noodle pulling guy in the middle of the photo behind the yellow sign (didn't get an action shot).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRYDSDr4eEB81j1DSbLonPXxoeT3hBQwlPcbd3D_tUb5uwIkCfk94cuwb66j5vodCAIvlD4M3sOfIPu1aPdo8Uz5RKDDeRVnJy_tB7X8-nRQOv2wl1VqmJXom22CciFlctwG0GAdcVpz_/s1600-h/Random-2008+817.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRYDSDr4eEB81j1DSbLonPXxoeT3hBQwlPcbd3D_tUb5uwIkCfk94cuwb66j5vodCAIvlD4M3sOfIPu1aPdo8Uz5RKDDeRVnJy_tB7X8-nRQOv2wl1VqmJXom22CciFlctwG0GAdcVpz_/s320/Random-2008+817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814180999222578" border="0" /></a><br />Dumplings (so good when they're fresh!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-5Yl68uh0JIUPY9wXt98TmdzN2v7k-XsOZRgiLks-rbOOQAd61lAd6QoO5EjH0ZBaAkZyqw72DabHRFa5rCqB2wywoxknFBJOPGBeA9Mcj1F3LnOwf87E-Wt3JBuFQMvNnuk1p4tHrqS/s1600-h/Random-2008+818.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-5Yl68uh0JIUPY9wXt98TmdzN2v7k-XsOZRgiLks-rbOOQAd61lAd6QoO5EjH0ZBaAkZyqw72DabHRFa5rCqB2wywoxknFBJOPGBeA9Mcj1F3LnOwf87E-Wt3JBuFQMvNnuk1p4tHrqS/s320/Random-2008+818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814066262617842" border="0" /></a><br />Noodles (too much cilantro, boo!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnAOdr2SlD9wW6PtKH74LqMshCP_r1DJW-2Hu24wpp1UJYGPOM6W51sAiZB0G5VYVmZquMXGRavp4FdoHKKaNPSDPfdhd1jYzSKJVGVwjE34B5EgEpFA3ooV806lKdHXk7Z1aH1cIfsKd/s1600-h/Random-2008+819.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnAOdr2SlD9wW6PtKH74LqMshCP_r1DJW-2Hu24wpp1UJYGPOM6W51sAiZB0G5VYVmZquMXGRavp4FdoHKKaNPSDPfdhd1jYzSKJVGVwjE34B5EgEpFA3ooV806lKdHXk7Z1aH1cIfsKd/s320/Random-2008+819.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814068136604402" border="0" /></a><br />Interesting way to advertise to you... displays built into shopping carts.<br /><br />Dinner that night was at the Chinese "Hall of the People". This is similar to their equivalent of congress or the senate where their politburo meets. Regular folks don't usually get to set foot in there. We were to be treated to something like a "state dinner".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrakqRiK7euvKj8BcSloSBisaqeGWJGHDV3roqFb4m8J8MTg7oPVcsMp633zlfYVyUceOhK1PntcqGuozdjiocPXNUzhy1UiEXq7t6xjs7NAeLkOe6IsYOaiRgCaJZHcQskKtSIiwEpT2/s1600-h/Random-2008+820.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrakqRiK7euvKj8BcSloSBisaqeGWJGHDV3roqFb4m8J8MTg7oPVcsMp633zlfYVyUceOhK1PntcqGuozdjiocPXNUzhy1UiEXq7t6xjs7NAeLkOe6IsYOaiRgCaJZHcQskKtSIiwEpT2/s320/Random-2008+820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814071427814914" border="0" /></a><br />The official invitation. No entrance without one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchLy2i2Kv3Y8Q4MQjYld4KPKW8tnfpn7v_GhFEznNE5XoAEmebUBgulzUzsLjUAaBzN_zX7-yOWooRsZZyYfh98wsTc6_Xp4jnYsQucpL0i3KhzYaet2Qaxc7jgktWm1sNe4r6bv7p0fd/s1600-h/Random-2008+821.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchLy2i2Kv3Y8Q4MQjYld4KPKW8tnfpn7v_GhFEznNE5XoAEmebUBgulzUzsLjUAaBzN_zX7-yOWooRsZZyYfh98wsTc6_Xp4jnYsQucpL0i3KhzYaet2Qaxc7jgktWm1sNe4r6bv7p0fd/s320/Random-2008+821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814073859921474" border="0" /></a><br />Hall of the People from the outside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOmppB-lmJgOOACjnTO3RuORgGHH1UQN1msgXxygJMZ5x_bgI8QAcsFNI3msWa9acSXVZtMhMNdEwCvNjw3Gwcxf4FxkAowacflN2B86S6a-9QIJcecAn4YfJeOrUzBJ4MhL-sPcR67Wr/s1600-h/Random-2008+823.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOmppB-lmJgOOACjnTO3RuORgGHH1UQN1msgXxygJMZ5x_bgI8QAcsFNI3msWa9acSXVZtMhMNdEwCvNjw3Gwcxf4FxkAowacflN2B86S6a-9QIJcecAn4YfJeOrUzBJ4MhL-sPcR67Wr/s320/Random-2008+823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227814076946829090" border="0" /></a><br />The banquet room where we had dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hunvO7noTkbVJ2XJPLVhwkFe3SRdmF83xNS2Dh_YgeKm9H5DccyKJiW4gdKCxfz9coUN7WJODWZHsEmewAp3lB0SY19XfCOznRrcLz1ZiCH9RzD2S7MUEoIiSeT9JIVqLabpwk_lP4eF/s1600-h/Random-2008+824.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hunvO7noTkbVJ2XJPLVhwkFe3SRdmF83xNS2Dh_YgeKm9H5DccyKJiW4gdKCxfz9coUN7WJODWZHsEmewAp3lB0SY19XfCOznRrcLz1ZiCH9RzD2S7MUEoIiSeT9JIVqLabpwk_lP4eF/s320/Random-2008+824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813823315118306" border="0" /></a><br />Nice painting of horses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLey5Nhr9MQ7b6AttYjq7ZRVWu4cVsHnncdVpSEjtqWwzVzFhqCAQeyr3r00_It8-hj9fk2BetecLJZ7MkoH2jisE4iCEy13UIK6tzKL_X1vPRX58Vy1amvK9DtFoQKsg1ZvRKQkEGMyRL/s1600-h/Random-2008+843.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLey5Nhr9MQ7b6AttYjq7ZRVWu4cVsHnncdVpSEjtqWwzVzFhqCAQeyr3r00_It8-hj9fk2BetecLJZ7MkoH2jisE4iCEy13UIK6tzKL_X1vPRX58Vy1amvK9DtFoQKsg1ZvRKQkEGMyRL/s320/Random-2008+843.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813344747775490" border="0" /></a><br />Mao leading the Chinese people.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SVr70ZHYpMYGAWhxVh8GSA1mByZGRPirZHxC_XMAmXWbnOMpTDZdXm9f_5XG3IuKu4CMyQbpCOoLLatBCvD7NZpL4Km4EU7It-LQ2DlJUHTvv4XqrQWfMxiiA_tkdQsrD_xaqVCD9l-_/s1600-h/Random-2008+844.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SVr70ZHYpMYGAWhxVh8GSA1mByZGRPirZHxC_XMAmXWbnOMpTDZdXm9f_5XG3IuKu4CMyQbpCOoLLatBCvD7NZpL4Km4EU7It-LQ2DlJUHTvv4XqrQWfMxiiA_tkdQsrD_xaqVCD9l-_/s320/Random-2008+844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813343270833410" border="0" /></a><br />Of course all of the ethnic minorities are at the very back of the line.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6i4UkojkLI7KnSvHwqanPlF2Fo-qIG0etozNcjtlOCWuM5BN05UNUeGdHKjGbFTa_JfrYHr5LTUCLLg57i5HSe7TSvuBWG97s0z67TP_eZcTRgtX1hUoNA7OCpVh6q_KFNi1Y2pNC6jK/s1600-h/Random-2008+826.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6i4UkojkLI7KnSvHwqanPlF2Fo-qIG0etozNcjtlOCWuM5BN05UNUeGdHKjGbFTa_JfrYHr5LTUCLLg57i5HSe7TSvuBWG97s0z67TP_eZcTRgtX1hUoNA7OCpVh6q_KFNi1Y2pNC6jK/s320/Random-2008+826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813826599360370" border="0" /></a><br />Random cold dishes/appetizers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHzBtEkYH3WmBaEnE2UNy-oz69FRw-WaAuGL_jJhXuvJKiNOcf1GYOq96UJR-itx6D0Ywa-gNtCrbnY5hGKu7ofQeeHDUPKqM0_-TdOw869IZ-zgXwiK1RThXltlSPrVvZlWKz5phwIRK/s1600-h/Random-2008+828.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHzBtEkYH3WmBaEnE2UNy-oz69FRw-WaAuGL_jJhXuvJKiNOcf1GYOq96UJR-itx6D0Ywa-gNtCrbnY5hGKu7ofQeeHDUPKqM0_-TdOw869IZ-zgXwiK1RThXltlSPrVvZlWKz5phwIRK/s320/Random-2008+828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813827741589858" border="0" /></a><br />The menu (for those of you who can read Chinese).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvwO7LTp2ZITcXWnxzEPWSvoNDf51f8VNQXpFZTjdtw_hbOeR6ZYw4X1l8ThXQOLM3R5xX-P9Jxdi6nZwEKqTNU7lpwFLxnJJxjQ_oX4ITdLJWHTmvv4qpA7tHWETluyvz1Y4i2nV_VNM/s1600-h/Random-2008+831.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvwO7LTp2ZITcXWnxzEPWSvoNDf51f8VNQXpFZTjdtw_hbOeR6ZYw4X1l8ThXQOLM3R5xX-P9Jxdi6nZwEKqTNU7lpwFLxnJJxjQ_oX4ITdLJWHTmvv4qpA7tHWETluyvz1Y4i2nV_VNM/s320/Random-2008+831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813835876911810" border="0" /></a><br />We had a nice performance with various classical western and Chinese instruments.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKMW2kYSNh3GrCbz7Q_VrMwCN-BCdjsAzWf_y_qReuyYDjemevAJ2kgGgAPGPr9epdfn24jyNfQT0IMOifZt8hkJE3HJGIIU0YsNeigRjeha1sRlCf07SrVBuKRCWvG7rkcsTTFDnweL2/s1600-h/Random-2008+834.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKMW2kYSNh3GrCbz7Q_VrMwCN-BCdjsAzWf_y_qReuyYDjemevAJ2kgGgAPGPr9epdfn24jyNfQT0IMOifZt8hkJE3HJGIIU0YsNeigRjeha1sRlCf07SrVBuKRCWvG7rkcsTTFDnweL2/s320/Random-2008+834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813840295283890" border="0" /></a><br />There was much jockeying for good photos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBMAd48iOXOxwXCMz6o9U1oWR0F9-o6KheHE19TGpxqihd6CzaLOKv65V05VF-vBttEd-tpa7bnXwmvTP9H2_azWY9SoTfqXKq8SwbI9WF9wrKj4q-bbuVI6oM2DtYqejuNhRLyJ2Dl25/s1600-h/Random-2008+839.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBMAd48iOXOxwXCMz6o9U1oWR0F9-o6KheHE19TGpxqihd6CzaLOKv65V05VF-vBttEd-tpa7bnXwmvTP9H2_azWY9SoTfqXKq8SwbI9WF9wrKj4q-bbuVI6oM2DtYqejuNhRLyJ2Dl25/s320/Random-2008+839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813347896849522" border="0" /></a><br />Shrimp in a tomato-y sauce; in background are some weird tater-tot like things, except bigger and with some stuff in the middle (I think it was some ground meat, maybe some diced mushrooms, and sauce).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWmMGWVnGC1ZsSYbu3N7E6icN04xVUKDqCgcOv2b_5EQ_uNFaHvrm5xSrwdGRgC87ap6X-xADF4dDi_9QuMZlO7HCTe3mLJIC0I2UDtIXGYH4Sx1720NmTgnQRV7lR-QpANwAUO6WsLUc/s1600-h/Random-2008+840.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWmMGWVnGC1ZsSYbu3N7E6icN04xVUKDqCgcOv2b_5EQ_uNFaHvrm5xSrwdGRgC87ap6X-xADF4dDi_9QuMZlO7HCTe3mLJIC0I2UDtIXGYH4Sx1720NmTgnQRV7lR-QpANwAUO6WsLUc/s320/Random-2008+840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813352271940066" border="0" /></a><br />I think this translates into Golden Thread or maybe Golden Needle soup.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hjqtoxE7mAIWK9NcWfos7N4YzJ_p01p6_QJOxmm3FQxwTObIs2-jmIhb-viUR_q3ZACkVlgFSEHEV5mzF4bxFKNCwc5rGLwkl452qh-mSXCGSvPJJIhi61ryJKdBGiijwpiCc3ncuf2_/s1600-h/Random-2008+841.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hjqtoxE7mAIWK9NcWfos7N4YzJ_p01p6_QJOxmm3FQxwTObIs2-jmIhb-viUR_q3ZACkVlgFSEHEV5mzF4bxFKNCwc5rGLwkl452qh-mSXCGSvPJJIhi61ryJKdBGiijwpiCc3ncuf2_/s320/Random-2008+841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813351713369010" border="0" /></a><br />This was bizarre. Half-way through the meal, they brought out little pieces of cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnh36SpodR2Bmxm6mzvA8-Ns9gnTdc-srsHRt5X3lyzv0N4D9L-P3aPsQkudR0iJwpv-QpRMsIQC70uDilOKWsPRyeXC_2PMtyHys1cXgo_71jqC0vttePhwsd_28boTKzPp1uRSFkuSB/s1600-h/Random-2008+842.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnh36SpodR2Bmxm6mzvA8-Ns9gnTdc-srsHRt5X3lyzv0N4D9L-P3aPsQkudR0iJwpv-QpRMsIQC70uDilOKWsPRyeXC_2PMtyHys1cXgo_71jqC0vttePhwsd_28boTKzPp1uRSFkuSB/s320/Random-2008+842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813141531588018" border="0" /></a><br />Some kind of bun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPGJzx0rJleiiVjOp1gLkaOaSKfM9lDgSRgBToK-J9SQS9gMg7osGJsHOebkMpJPZf_q-XaMbl_2_FQ3hrg1oSUdFTTWa_0m4arizd7QWOTw8jqvK8cEwIAQLzpP1Aul_TosHlwRGUw_I/s1600-h/Random-2008+847.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPGJzx0rJleiiVjOp1gLkaOaSKfM9lDgSRgBToK-J9SQS9gMg7osGJsHOebkMpJPZf_q-XaMbl_2_FQ3hrg1oSUdFTTWa_0m4arizd7QWOTw8jqvK8cEwIAQLzpP1Aul_TosHlwRGUw_I/s320/Random-2008+847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813144858146994" border="0" /></a><br />Duck, but not peking duck. The sauce is different and the duck skin is not so crispy. But otherwise the serving method is similar.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VwZS98hfoyykunIB0vZwJuIV2D65ZDiH1zMaz5Lk3gYgLFJOx5iTU5YsoGbSUTI1Gt_UcqOcZzwqL3voJnlh17dBP6hjXv7d3hcox2j4wHGiiu_7OPSOXaZdbav0JbDlkaDneCzpCPDy/s1600-h/Random-2008+848.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VwZS98hfoyykunIB0vZwJuIV2D65ZDiH1zMaz5Lk3gYgLFJOx5iTU5YsoGbSUTI1Gt_UcqOcZzwqL3voJnlh17dBP6hjXv7d3hcox2j4wHGiiu_7OPSOXaZdbav0JbDlkaDneCzpCPDy/s320/Random-2008+848.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813151091449346" border="0" /></a><br />Kalbi-type ribs with sugar-snap peas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LJLACOoAtFhXFl76XWhGLi91RJ5zpvtvpJkok_4Cbxp9-X0xRJm3CHy-y-gjuJVmVmrUZZXn1l69ccLHJcJU7OmEZm5RtEQ_l5-AAc4c-YPLjDbxHMB-jy_Oag16FRCQVXygC3oTXbtm/s1600-h/Random-2008+849.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LJLACOoAtFhXFl76XWhGLi91RJ5zpvtvpJkok_4Cbxp9-X0xRJm3CHy-y-gjuJVmVmrUZZXn1l69ccLHJcJU7OmEZm5RtEQ_l5-AAc4c-YPLjDbxHMB-jy_Oag16FRCQVXygC3oTXbtm/s320/Random-2008+849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813148827930738" border="0" /></a><br />Some kind of pork on the left, and fried rice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lsGyXuK3iiwrWHT2NuZA3Hezvm0y94aUv25SokSFDzVd7AJQ0Z3O73U1slcuIfqsg1-OFtB1IBEkWsrqApd6Nfpe2E9j9CXE_CkdktVItGwkZeTHR5orTrorstasHgNRTDNFiQxCw0Gb/s1600-h/Random-2008+850.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lsGyXuK3iiwrWHT2NuZA3Hezvm0y94aUv25SokSFDzVd7AJQ0Z3O73U1slcuIfqsg1-OFtB1IBEkWsrqApd6Nfpe2E9j9CXE_CkdktVItGwkZeTHR5orTrorstasHgNRTDNFiQxCw0Gb/s320/Random-2008+850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227813153010464434" border="0" /></a><br />Asparagus and carrots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3RL9adpt-V8IlzUBVDFMcVT_tzjKKdoJ9WbD8F1Lr7tqNYf2chIj_3EgBYqxhkPFKt_1LPf239h_riKJDDQbNFty15nmLimlUnu6BTnMewc4Qc7d4xHez8Pluz2E2qWl38NqVyAiElq5/s1600-h/Random-2008+851.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3RL9adpt-V8IlzUBVDFMcVT_tzjKKdoJ9WbD8F1Lr7tqNYf2chIj_3EgBYqxhkPFKt_1LPf239h_riKJDDQbNFty15nmLimlUnu6BTnMewc4Qc7d4xHez8Pluz2E2qWl38NqVyAiElq5/s320/Random-2008+851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227812914688073602" border="0" /></a><br />Deep-fried salmon.<br /><br />Overall, I wasn't that impressed with the food, but I think the menu was designed to entertain visiting foreign dignitaries as opposed to a random Chinese person who grew up in the states.<br /><br />After that, we wandered our way over to Wangfujing street.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJnNbYfOQzGS7UC2jJ4qoLGpJbgbDS70DmCIYYKI5hyz8NlpKzO_ZFx-Gkz7_lGZ-8eppBcCQ9PZP9IEZEXTmIdRYOB9Tzum0yR72MGhGoljGSBOCs4HRFfbTNzdU0gpxmSpJp2HSXV_J/s1600-h/Random-2008+852.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJnNbYfOQzGS7UC2jJ4qoLGpJbgbDS70DmCIYYKI5hyz8NlpKzO_ZFx-Gkz7_lGZ-8eppBcCQ9PZP9IEZEXTmIdRYOB9Tzum0yR72MGhGoljGSBOCs4HRFfbTNzdU0gpxmSpJp2HSXV_J/s320/Random-2008+852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227812912902221746" border="0" /></a><br />Tiananmen square at night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7vscAIrSMLfYe2wcPinEwdMKvm0jEelpqRP5kBnMyqnxvTe_hVEjCd7jrgN8KVc6gySmBT0O-a40RhsioauOlZPHmECJGYMM6UqHVfMQOiJXisMcdDM-MhN7yvHpckxKmWZpanvpJz8c/s1600-h/Random-2008+853.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7vscAIrSMLfYe2wcPinEwdMKvm0jEelpqRP5kBnMyqnxvTe_hVEjCd7jrgN8KVc6gySmBT0O-a40RhsioauOlZPHmECJGYMM6UqHVfMQOiJXisMcdDM-MhN7yvHpckxKmWZpanvpJz8c/s320/Random-2008+853.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227812917303302402" border="0" /></a><br />Mao was still attracting plenty of attention from tourists at this hour.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnt6VH8BtkYiqTJl60H3C37tHXE1EVgpTFjWX2m8DKP9-S-TxZSNR4fKdTVn_jhAHC28weKzo4-JTbGr-d7Pn01Py4xXkavdL84UxHzXFUVxQ1ThrnAcUuTKX6SnG1sBmd3uFzVKgg26R/s1600-h/Random-2008+856.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnt6VH8BtkYiqTJl60H3C37tHXE1EVgpTFjWX2m8DKP9-S-TxZSNR4fKdTVn_jhAHC28weKzo4-JTbGr-d7Pn01Py4xXkavdL84UxHzXFUVxQ1ThrnAcUuTKX6SnG1sBmd3uFzVKgg26R/s320/Random-2008+856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227812921470281394" border="0" /></a><br />Mmm... scorpions. They were still wriggling around on the skewers, so you know they're fresh! We had a lot of people chowing down on these critters (after frying).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtB_F-Jjk3najrjc9_P3T1pmn94t1dEgZ518Ch7X08MkgtoAovIaBAQZ2MOaHeFodTuJZUlcdweylC6hkSbpjjR3RVsM_QpebOt5iQKCpzeolARPmaHzhPtiED2USuVbeuSnW3O6caico/s1600-h/Random-2008+857.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtB_F-Jjk3najrjc9_P3T1pmn94t1dEgZ518Ch7X08MkgtoAovIaBAQZ2MOaHeFodTuJZUlcdweylC6hkSbpjjR3RVsM_QpebOt5iQKCpzeolARPmaHzhPtiED2USuVbeuSnW3O6caico/s320/Random-2008+857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227812921673715330" border="0" /></a><br />Other meats/parts/species on sticks.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115450627550933141noreply@blogger.com0