and me with no camera
Went to dinner last night and left the camera in the hotel. Bad idea. Hunan cuisine was on tap, although I entered with some trepidation as the Hunan I've had back in the states sucked. But I was assured that this was good spicy Hunan. A walk a few blocks and then upstairs to Dishuidong resulted in a feast that had me every five minutes saying, "damn this is good...where's my camera?"
The dishes were chicken in chili pot, muran spareribs and mashed pork with sour beans And of course some TsingTao to try and cut the heat. The rub on the spareribs was amazing. Sorry Texas and other regions...you lose. No rub comes close to this. The pork and sour beans was perfect too, and the bean curd in the chicken in chili pot slowly absorbed the fire over the course of the meal to a point where it was totally infused with flavor. Amazing.
Then a walk down bar row to see the various nightlife sights (with the comely girls enticing you to enter their establishment). Ended up at Face, which is in an old building on park grounds. Another camera opportunity lost, as outside there were two perfectly restored BMW motorcycles with sidecars, 50's vintage. Damn. My Sapphire and tonic was a bit sweet, but sitting in the corner enclave and people watching was great fun.
OK...not forgetting the camera anymore...