Hot pot is for lovers...
Today we travel to Chongqing where R & I first met, dated, and got engaged. I have wistful memories of winding taxi rides through the gray drizzle and long afternoons learning to drink tea at a hillside homestay together. Chongqing is known as a foggy mountain city, but we have such bright memories there! Fall of 2009-dating. river cruise on the yangtze/jialing rivers We're looking forward to this trip to see friends, get a break from the cold (did I mention it snowed AGAIN Sunday night and most of Monday?) and relax some since R has been working really hard lately. Friday he did 100 visa applicant interviews in 4.5 hours (yes those ARE in mandarin). Yikes! hot pot deliciousness Not to mention the spicy cuisine of the south that we so desperately miss. REAL sichuan food is the best cuisine, maybe in the world, and it's just not the same nearly as good outside of southwest China. I'm trying to convince R that he does NOT need to participate in the 3-in-1 hot pot challen...