Hmm, so I was going to write a bit about some of the shopping I've done so far (pearls! cashmere! pashminas! silks!), but last night was a very interesting evening, and it just can't wait.
Last night my coworkers and I went out for dinner. Actually the 3 of us staying at the same hotel walked over to this area that supposedly had lots of bars and restaurants. I obviously was not the one navigating, and the 40 minute walk took about 2 hours. We met up with the two other guys at a nice Italian/Mediterranean restaurant, which was very good. I had a 4 cheese pizza, which sounds plain but it was very good. I think they had a brick oven, because it was very tasty.
After that, we headed down the street towards the bars. There were a couple people, often men, outside each bar trying to get you to come inside. "Beer! Music! You come here!" Eventually, one of the guys picked a bar, and we headed inside. We sat down in front and ordered a round of Tsingtao, a Chinese beer. There was a band, I guess you could call them, playing. 2 girls, 2 guys. After them, a belly dancer, who was actually very good - the band, not so much. They could sing, and the guitar player was good, but when you've got Chinese people trying to sing in English (they did some Beatles music, and even an Abba song), it's not that great. Some songs, I couldn't actually tell if they were singing in English or not. But it was cheesy, and entertaining. Another round of beers. Eventually, the real reason we picked that bar (although, we could have seen the act at any of them it seems) - a Micheal Jackson impersonator. Don't worry, I got pictures! He actually wasn't that bad, just danced and lip synced a bit.
All in all, it was a very entertaining evening. Lots of beer, and some crazy local entertainment. And did I mention the belly dancer had a snake? Yeah, that scared one of the guys pretty bad. Hilarious for the rest of us though!
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