The Beijing Cold….

I had a very good meeting with the university president and deans this morning, despite suffering visibly from a terrible cold I got in Beijing. (The president was very understanding and very solicitous and offered to get me a doctor, but I assured him it was just a cold.) We didn’t head out to visit the surrounding area, as we had planned, and I caught up on my sleep today. My colleagues and I had a great walk through the super-charged and modern shopping area of Chengdu and then a dinner that involved about 70 bowls of quite tasty treats (I didn’t go for the chicken feet, I’m afraid, but I did eat everything else). The Sichuan cuisine is very spicy (sometimes painfully so) and truly delicious.

Tomorrow it’s off to Guangzhou.



3 Responses to “The Beijing Cold….”

  1. Ben Darrington

    The chicken feet aren’t that bad. Not much meat on them though.

    Did you get to try the local hotpot while you were in Chengdu? Absolutely amazing if you can stand the heat.

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