We like to think of ourselves as foodies. We pride ourselves on finding unique local food spots that are either famous, labelled as the best or must tries as well as the occasional stumbled upon finds that are shockingly delightful and sometimes our most memorable experiences. We do this at home and with every trip we go on, people usually make fun of us that our vacation albums are filled more of pictures of food then of ourselves. Food is our passion.

Usually when we go on trips, we are likely to have one or two mishaps, a place be closed or not as good as we expected. Since this trip is like compiling many trips into one, we were bound to have more of this occurrences and there has been no shortage of them. Often part of the fun for us is the scavenger hunt like game we play to find the place, we have a map, some tidbits of clues from blogs and sometimes a picture of what the signage looks like. Sometimes we wander up and down side streets looking for the infamous establishment and when we find it, we are so excited that maybe it makes the meal taste even better.

However, there are the few times where we have food blunders. Like, after ordering what the place is famous for, we order a few more dishes and those dishes just are no where near comparison. This trip has resulted in more than a few mishaps, the time when the place wasn’t there at all was a little less than humorous. I was feeling under the weather but was up to helping Ed find a place that was supposed to be where Ma Po tofu was invented. With our treasure map in hand, a few clues from blogs, we took the bus to the intersection and began wandering up and then down the street. Finally, we asked a street vendor about the address and she pointed at the one we had been standing outside of, so we went into ask if we were at the right place and it turns out the restaurant we were looking for had moved to Beijing! Ok, it is a little humorous… I wouldn’t trade in our adventures for anything, I love them!

Inspire yourself!

Jenn