Heading up to the 26th floor to our friend's apartment in Beijing. Notice that 14, 24, and 34 are missing - the number 4 is considered bad luck in Chinese (in Mandarin Chinese, the word for the number four sounds similar to the word for "death"). Curious that the building does include a fourth floor. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Anything and everything from the animal world to underwater kingdom is on offer at Beijing's Wangfujing Snack Street. Choose your barbecue favorites and enjoy a scorpion or sea urchin on a stick! © www.uncorneredmarket.com
We didn't try the grilled starfish. Frankly, it looked rather crunchy without too much meat. If so, very much in keeping with the texture focus of Chinese cuisine. Taken at Wangfujing Snack Street in Beijing. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
