Randomness ahead:
Traffic: Traffic in China is, in a word, beserk. Whether big city or smaller city, it's pretty crazy. Based on my observations, I'd say the rules of the road include:
* traffic lights are guidelines to be heeded at each driver's discretion
* right turns and left turns can be made from any lane on the road
* if riding a bicycle against traffic on a 4 lane road be sure to ride between the middle two lanes so everyone will see you
* pedestrians never have the right of way - not even on the sidewalk
Chicken: We've now had 3 meals with chicken dishes that included the head and feet. One is the Hangzhou traditional dish, Beggars Chicken, a whole chicken doused with chinese wine and stuffed with spices then wrapped in a lotus leaf and cooked for many hours. No, we did not eat the heads or feet, but the dishes sure were tasty.
Potato chips: Potato chips here are awesome. Forget the Vinegar and Salt or Sour Cream and Onion varieties. How about French Chicken, Italian Red Meat Sauce, Salty Prawn, Barbecued Steak, Braised Pork, or Red Wine Chicken? All are available in traditional style or Pringle style chips. No we did not eat these - the ingredient labels were in English, so given what we learned we decided against it. But, if I can figure out a way to get some home without having them end up pulverized, I'll invite any willing parties to a chip tasting festival.
Paparrazzi: I knew our family was likely to get a few looks around here, since I guess the local folks don't see an enormous number of visitors that look like us. But dang! People stop and stare, but they also lean out their car windows, follow us and take pictures. I guess it's some kind of weird karma given all the pictures we've taken of random people.
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