Dim sum, Lama Temple, Hutongs

21.11.2015

My host Pam had to get up in the morning and go to work, so I found one of the biggest dim sum places and sat down with a pu'er tea. I got a text from Jo about joining me for breakfast, and it was snowing pretty hard outside, so I just stayed there until she came.

We got some more dim sum when Jo got there and then picked our way through the puddles to the Lama Temple. I think it was a good choice, because it wasn't too crowded. I think normally this place is swamped. The giant gold statue of Maitreya is there, and it's something really amazing to behold. You couldn't even see the top of it, because his head was in the rafters.

Then, we went on down to do the hutong tour in the Lonely Planet. We tried to stay dry in the slush, but it was impossible. Halfway through the tour, we were supposed to stop for beers at Great Leap Brewing but it was closed, so we went all the way to the end of the tour and then had to come back. We got quite lost, but when we finally found our way back the pub was open. It was great to drink some fancy beers like "Chai Masala Stout", "Banana Wheat" and pumpkin somethingorother.

We stayed there all night and then I walked home and got completely lost. I had a few hours of sleep at Pam's house and went to the Brazil embassy in the morning to drop off my paperwork for the visa that I need for the end of January. Crossing my fingers!

Me vs. dim sum