Slicing a sliver of delicioso. Traditional Spanish breakfast: a full cup of chocolate with churros. No, I also don’t know why the entire country hasn’t died of diabetes yet. Absolutely delightful. Beep! Back for a few days and I’m already missing eating tapas for every meal.
To properly picture the Cortes Ingles, start with Macy’s, but then stack a Best Buy on top, then a Crate & Barrel on top of that, a Home Depot design center on top of that, and put the entire stack onto a Whole Foods. There are probably other stores in there too; I only visited [...]
Not my favourite shot; the b&w treatment was a crutch to try and distract you from the poor lighting and unfocused composition. Left it uncropped on purpose to demonstrate how not to fill a frame. Also, I need some adult diapers to handle all that blowout. Actually, neither of these were taken with the [...]
Why haven’t rent-a-bikes caught on in the US yet? 38 and 39 are what people look and feel like after trying to keep up with Grace on a full day of tourism. She draws energy from the space-time continuum itself and gets stronger with every sight she sees. I never thought keeping up with a [...]
Grace loves Steve Ricks. Or was it Rick Stevens? Avast! Leonard smiles! Teaching my mom how to tighten up a portrait, by running towards the lens. “Mom, you’re standing too far away. You gotta stand closer. Closer! CLOSER! Forget it, I’m coming to you!” Only a few hours from the new year here in Granada [...]
Did I mention that I love jamón ibérico? The red glasses contain a drink known as tinto de verano, which consists of ice cubes, red wine, and seltzer water. It’s actually much better than it sounds, and not to be confused with a kalimotxo.
Another 4/5 Chiang family vacation, along with honorary guest Joey Ferrari, this time in Spain. After two layovers in Portugal, we finally made it to Madrid. While most shops and sights are closed, the city doesn’t feel empty at all, as the Madrileños love their navidad paseos. Crowds were thronging and a-thrumming in the plazas [...]
My mom is one of the funniest people I know. Here is a typical conversation between her and my dad: [Scene: walking in a park, not really looking at anything in particular when they come across a seemingly normal looking vine] Mom: Three leaves! Poison! Dad: That’s not poisonous. Mom: Don’t touch! Poison! Dad: It’s [...]
Get ready for a gigantic post about food! One of my favourite subjects! The rough menu here is, savory items, sweet desserts, drinks, and “oddities”. Congee is watery rice, that you then doctor to your liking. In this photo, you can see some of my favourite flavours: spicy hot sauce, scallions, and thousand year old [...]
sanitation workers in Shangri-La Hitting the homestretch now. Back in Beijing, and spending time with my Chinese colleagues. I’ll write more about this later, but for now, I’ll just say that it’s been a very productive few days, and as a nice bonus, as far as social settings go, I’m actually hanging in there, which [...]