Chicken-tasting Scorpion and the Coast of Qingdao

Hello again! On my first trip to China, we went to downtown Qingdao three times. To the exact same attractions. So I will combine all these trips into one post! Yay!

Rocky Coast

This was a very beautiful little spot in a rather dreary setting, so we were very glad to stay awhile! I bought some super cheap little bracelets at a beachside tent, then we went on to a very interesting place...

Evidently this place was created in 1902... It was an alley of eye-catching things and seafood. Everything was looking pretty cool when we walked in.

Then we saw this table:

Delicious, right??? Mmm, snakes, lizards, cockroaches, oh my!
And the next time we went... I ate some scorpion! It tasted like chicken. No joke.

When we went to the market, I tried to channel some Vietnamese Kung Fu (I don't know the equivalent, haha) and this ajusshi was staring at me like I was weird. What's his deal? Doesn't it happen everyday? :-P

 There were no other exciting adventures that day other than... maybe almost getting hit by cars. But that happened everyday in China, so no big deal! As an American, I'm used to pedestrians having the right of way. Not so in China! Even crossing on green is dangerous. Keep a sharp eye!

Over and out for today... Lately, I guess I've wanted to just stick with the present, you know? So its been hard to get over here and push something out. I sound like most unmotivated bloggers, I know. Haha. No promises, but I do want to continue until the end, and hopefully have a coherent story by the end. Here's to hoping!

 The part I never forget: music video!

This song really brings me back... It's the first song that ever got me interested in kpop, and it was the ringtone I had the last semester of my senior year that I was so embarrassed about and had me diving for my phone every time someone called. It's a bit different than other kpop songs. For one, its actually a band, not just a bunch of dancing robots. And its less dance and more of... eh... alternative pop? I don't know what to call it. Anyway. Despite the awkward video, enjoy!