Creatures of habit

Weather: sub-zero and tomorrow is going to be worse
Temp: -7 - 2
Exchange rate: RMB1 = R1,47
Days left in kitty prison: 11
Bright lights: Christmas is in the air.

I know I said I was going to blog every day for December, but yesterday was a bit busy. Four hours of teaching, then our own Mandarin class and then we popped out for dinner to check out a new Italian restaurant, Alla Osteria.

Frikkie and I are creatures of habit. If we find something we like we tend to go back to it time and time again. I know we're not unique in this, but you'd think that we would explore more since we're living in a new city. Last night we broke with our usual routine, and tried Alla Osteria in Soho Shangdu. I think the biggest draw card was the word "unpretentious" in the review and Frikkie has been craving pizza for ages. And not just any pizza, it has to be proper pizza, so we certainly weren't heading over to Pizza Hut, which have are loads of outlets of here.

I got as close to butternut soup as I'm ever going to in China, and Frikkie got his thin crust pizza. I suspect we'll be going back there soon, as it now our new favourite Italian restaurant in Beijing. Like I said, we're creatures of habit.

I am taking photos with Frikkie's Nikon Coolpix - it's ok during the day, but it takes rubbish night time shots...