Monthly Archives: March 2012

Revenge

Posted on March 27, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

You walk around many places in the US and Europe, and you’re bound to run into pigeons, mucking up your intentions on having a leisurely picnic, a comfortable sit on a bench or not getting photo-bombed. St. Mark’s Basilica in … Continue reading →

Posted in China & Hong Kong, Food & Drink, Turkey, Southwest Asia/Middle East & North Africa | Tagged China, Egypt, Egyptian food, food, ornithology, Pigeon, Zhenjiang | 3 Comments

Stuffed animals, video games and cigarettes: Chinese claw machines

Posted on March 17, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

Claw machines aren’t something I have fond memories of at any point in my life. (Link thanks to clawmachinesdirect.com) If you are unfamiliar with the premise, you first rob your parent or guardian of all of their silver coins, hasten … Continue reading →

Posted in China & Hong Kong, pop culture | Tagged Asia, Carnival, China, cigarettes, claw machine, Shenzhen, ufo catcher | 6 Comments

Belgrade’s Genex Tower (Western City Gate): Dobrodosli, Srbija

Posted on March 14, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

It’s difficult not to notice Brutalism’s most famous legacy to Belgrade, in the form of the Western City Gate (tower), en route from Nikola Tesla Airport. Born and bred in the 1970s, this concrete construct is actually two buildings, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Europe | Tagged Architecture, Belgrade, Brutalist, eastern europe, Europe, Serbia, Yugoslavia | 3 Comments

¿Où estoy going?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

I like Detroit. It has an attractive skyline, some buildings of which are relics of a bygone age, the People Mover, intriguing districts, a quick escape to Canada and Mexico, and potentially a statue of Clarence Boddicker’s nemesis. (Link thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in North America (non-NYC) | Tagged border, Detroit, Highway, north america, Signs, unusual, USA | 2 Comments

Matang (切糕): Uighur Trail Mix, or an Allergist’s Dream?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

There are a lot of eats that I miss when not in China. It’s a fantastic country to be in if you like zoos. And forks. And if those zoos had forks at each exhibit, I’d say you’re getting a … Continue reading →

Posted in China & Hong Kong, East & Southeast Asia, Food & Drink | Tagged Asia, China, food, snacks, Street Food, 切糕 | 16 Comments

Check, Please

Posted on March 6, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

I took a short trip to Shenyang after returning from the DPRK in March 2010. Shenyang, formerly known as Mukden, and currently known as another Chinese city of millions of inhabitants that you’ve probably never heard of, is also close … Continue reading →

Posted in China & Hong Kong, East & Southeast Asia, Food & Drink | Tagged Asia, China, DPRK, Engrish, food, menu, restaurant, Shenyang | 5 Comments

Uncomfortably Convenient

Posted on March 4, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

It was a long, tiresome day of marching my sister around Tokyo (map courtesy of Google Maps). We started in Kameido 亀戸, in the Koutou district, indulged in a giant slide somewhere west of Kameido, possibly south of Kinshicho, … Continue reading →