Mexican Food with Chopsticks

With our week off from any duties relating to the Olympics now moving into full swing, our group has been out on some adventures that we all have been looking forward to.  Krystyna, our ONS manager for our venue, took the entire group out for some authentic western food, exactly what we've been looking for.  While we've all grown accustomed to chinese food here, some more than others, it was a delight to find a place called simply Paul's Steak & Eggs.

Paul came from Canada, and after selling the original Steak & Eggs restaurant in Daytona Beach, he came to China on vacation and never came back.  He figured a restaurant like his could find a niche in the Chinese dining scene, and he was right.  The place didn't sell Chinese versions of diner food back home, it served the real deal.  Anything from spaghetti to hamburgers to breakfast was available, and our group didn't hesitate in their decisions.

Myself, I've been dying for some hash browns and eggs for breakfast, so my dinner was corn beef hash with all the fixin's.  After dinner, we proceeded to find out just how much beer Paul had in stock in the fridge, by any means we could.  Afterwards, we set out, with Krystyna our boss in tow, to find a night club we had heard about.  However, like what tends to happen when we try to find a place in Beijing without knowing exactly where it is, we ended up settling for another bar along the way, the Pipe Bar or something.  It was empty but for us, but we had a good time just sitting in our own booth for the evening.

Thursday would be another laid back day, with the most important events revolving around where to eat and when to go get drinks.  And I'm belated in telling you all about this, but we also filled up our rooftop pool for the second time on Thursday.  We have bought a small kiddie pool and have put in on an extension of the building we have taken to calling our porch and we fill it up through the window.  It can fit three people rather cosily, but during the ridiculously hot Beijing day, an ice cold pool is a nice thing to have.  As the Aussies have put it, how very American.

So after spending the day by our pool, we found a way to get some food, again not wanting the usual chinese fare.  We found a service that delivers from several different restaurants around the city, and we ordered in mexican take out.  However, Alysha forgot to get silverware, so I found myself eating my chicken enchiladas with chopsticks.  Only in China.

Our week off continues, so keep in touch.