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Continue reading →: Green T. House
“Green T. House”:http://travel2.nytimes.com/top/features/travel/destinations/asia/china/beijing/restaurant_details.html?vid=1124996111864 is amazingly confusing to find because, for one thing, its chinese name (??? zi3 yun2 xuan1 or purple cloud pavillion) has nothing to do with its English name. It is a violet flower in Chinese. Also, it is on the side of a gigantic mall area call…
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Continue reading →: Angel Club
We didn’t actually go there, but Phil told us the “Angel Club”:http://www.clubzone.com/c/Beijing/Nightclub/ANGEL_CLUB.html is one of the hotest restaurants in Beijing. Its actually right next to an enormous bowling alley and a bunch of other clubs. Its part of a group of clubs owned by “http://www.tangclub-bj.com/”:http://www.tangclub-bj.com/ No. 6 Gongti Xi Lu,ChaoYang…
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Continue reading →: Hilton Beijing
“The Hilton Beijing”:http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=BJSHITW When Natalie booked us, we were a little worried about what this hotel would be like. We’ve stayed at the Grand Hyatt Beijing (amazing but incredibly expensive) and the Kerry Center Hotel (functional, but not pretty). The Hilton Beijing is much closer than both of these hotels…
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Continue reading →: Apple Macbook Pro
With Apple shipping Macbook Pro’s with the “Core Duo”:http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2740 processor, they are really super viable notebooks. In reading Anandtech, the really big thing to give up is that they only have 2.5 hours of battery life. I’m spoiled by the slower, but very long lived Sony VAIO VGN-TX750B that I’ve…





