Me Bag of Beer and me squid on a stick

Qingdao has pioneered drinking beer through a straw out of a bag. The bag actually has the beer's logo on it, so it's not just any old plastic bag.

It hasn't caught on because it's a stupid idea. Squid on a stick on the other hand is a very good idea.

German Concession

There is a german concession in Qingdao where all the Germans lived when they ran the place in the early 1900s. Here's a house they built.

Here's a picture on the wall. Two photos taken maybe 5 years apart. British on the right. People's army on the left.

Here's a lion picking his nose:

And as usual if it doesn't look Chinese, there will be lots of wedding photo opportunities. There were dozens of these couples, usually accompanied by a make-up van:

Best cable car operator man

Still in Qingdao. Climbed up a small mountain. This is the view about half way up. Looks a bit like Dubrovnik, except it's probably full of Chinese people and no Croatians.

At the top is a temple with Taoist monks. Here's a monk doing monk stuff.

This was some sort of worker of the month. We were in good hands.

Cable car down. You can just make out the Chinese flag at the bottom.

Qingdao. It's not just a beer

Took the plane a few weeks ago to Qingdao where they make beer. It was Autumn festival when they eat moon cakes and have Monday off. Her we are in a restaurant eating about half the food that was brought. I had chicken necks and jelly fish as well as a bunch of other stuff that I really couldn't identify.

Walked along the beach which had loads of art dotted around. Here's some chrome people popping out of the grass

Poker

Poker with a bunch of white guys. Gambling is illegal in China

Lunch at the temple

Couple of weeks ago we popped out for lunch to the local temple. We had vegetarian  lunch there.

Here's me pointing at a pagoda:

And here's a room full of Buddhas.

Peeing on a TV

"Do you know what our urinals are missing?"

"No"

"A Television"

Judging from what I saw in a shanghai bar toilet, that's a conversation that must have actually taken place.