Our Thursday lunch appointment with the Colonel.
Deep thoughts on life, liberty, and the pursuit of good ol' fashioned American fast food.
Jon sporting a Christmas gift from his mother that he is wearing a few weeks too early...
The damage done.
Not only the coldest but also the most windy day in Baoding. Much to our bikes dismay and passerby interest.
The owner of this bike carefully applied his lock and then promptly decided to lay his bike flat. Quite the entrepreneur.
Yes, this is for real.
I have a sneaking suspicion that these are the same as all the other Chinese products with a Harry Potter pin tossed hear and there.
You can keep your bowlers black, Your top hats sleek and tall, For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat And I can cap them all.
One of or favorite DVD shops. We have a couple.
Best coffee shop/bar ever!
Our friend Frank playing a video game on his cellphone and the owner (pictured right)
Lord of the Rings and coffee. What could be better?
Robert and Monica (Chinese girls can be very camera-shy)
Glorious dvds. Most of them 6 yuan apiece (thats less than $1)
Robert jumping in front of the pizza buffet.
Kind of like Cici's in an alternate dimension.
Jon crafting his ice cream.
Self portrait of my winter garb.
I don't think I usually look this scary.
Just think Wal-Mart with a shopping mall inside.
The Christmas spirit is alive in China! However these two of Santa's little helpers did not like having their picture taken and promptly made emphatic hand motions to get their point across (clearly on the naughty list).
Tinsel-town China.
All those Christmas decorations are made in China anyway...
You're not sensing the Christmas spirit in her either?
Earlier in the day this was a Dove chocolate fountain!
There has got to be a fire hazard in here somewhere.
Somehow this Santa reminds me more of a snowman than anything else.
Downtown Baoding all lit up for Christmas. It actually might be like this year round.
Why wouldn't all the models be foreigners?
There is that Christmas cheer! Excited about bowling!
Is it real??
Emily frequently enforces the smell test on all Chinese cuisine.
Oh yeah baby, its real.
Shuffleboard! Kind of like miniature bowling?
Perfect!
You can tell this picture was taken before she started.
Action shot of Sophie's husband.
Yeah...he's pretty good (pictured bottom).
I'm proud of this shot.
The machine kept leaving a pin out of the formation.
Obviously some of us are bowling better than others.
This symbol with your hands literally translates into "so cool."
I didn't get the 'everybody put your hands on your hips' memo.
Cute kids.
We tend to attract a crowd. This girl's glasses were awesome.
What would a game of bowling be without a few technical difficulties?
Never too old to throw up a victory sign.
What a happy bunch.
I'll allow you to formulate your own thoughts on this picture.
