tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post4302288356780921148..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Welcome Home, XiaolongHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-19962593320993132432013-04-17T09:28:19.624+01:002013-04-17T09:28:19.624+01:00Good Lord, you found it. :)
Well done! It sounds...Good Lord, you found it. :)<br /><br />Well done! It sounds as if you arrived at the right time, too. The local snacks around Maliandao can be very satisfying - perhaps it is the atmosphere in which they are eaten.<br /><br />Magic often seems to happen in Xiao Yunqing's "taochaju" outlet and in Fangmingyuan of the kind that you describe. Both Xiao Yunqing's and Xiaomei'sHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-68935518219535657082013-04-16T16:20:29.625+01:002013-04-16T16:20:29.625+01:00Dear Hobbes,
Thanks a lot for the directions!
F...Dear Hobbes,<br /><br />Thanks a lot for the directions! <br /><br />Finding a single tea shop in one of the biggest tea streets in the world can be tricky! Your directions were perfect and after browsing a little while we eventually got the Xiao's shop. <br /><br />I can't thank you enough for this wonderful recommendation, we're off back to Europe tomorrow and this has been the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728761266884310563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-49881705551890302702013-04-15T10:04:49.743+01:002013-04-15T10:04:49.743+01:00Dear Brett,
Most kind! Parenthood is entirely kn...Dear Brett,<br /><br />Most kind! Parenthood is entirely knackering, but absolutely satisfying. Remarkable. :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-45454555556468822552013-04-15T10:04:20.663+01:002013-04-15T10:04:20.663+01:00Dear Charles,
I am glad, and unsurprised, to re...Dear Charles,<br /><br /> I am glad, and unsurprised, to read it! I like white2tea's philosophy of good cakes sold inexpensively.<br /><br /><br /> Toodlepip,<br /><br /> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-6554403800321419042013-04-15T10:03:22.985+01:002013-04-15T10:03:22.985+01:00Dear Greg,
That is an excellent question. I al...Dear Greg,<br /><br /> That is an <i>excellent</i> question. I always think it rather hard to find the mall in which Fangmingyuan and Xiao Yunqing do business - it is behind another mall.<br /><br /> Head south from Carrefour, and keep your eyes on the left-hand side of the road (i.e., the east of the road). There is / was a large archway with neon Chinese characters, under which is a Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-48608331720507680742013-04-13T18:07:08.770+01:002013-04-13T18:07:08.770+01:00Congratulations on the arrival of your second son!...Congratulations on the arrival of your second son!!! I'm with you parenthood is wonderful :)Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07391009406909467410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-63683329965522223792013-04-13T08:05:06.905+01:002013-04-13T08:05:06.905+01:00Dear Hobbes,
I am very happy with my first order f...Dear Hobbes,<br />I am very happy with my first order from white2tea. I like their no bullshit style and the tea is primo.<br /><br />Yours truly,<br />CharlesCharles T. Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056034492648355822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-11676159549012008502013-04-13T03:37:37.644+01:002013-04-13T03:37:37.644+01:00Hi there, as it happens I will be in Beijing from ...Hi there, as it happens I will be in Beijing from tomorrow onwards for a few days before heading back home. After spending 2 years in china and Taiwan would love to visit these tea shops you recommended and get ourselves a nice cake or two! <br /><br />I don't seem to see the address on <br />Taobao would you have it handy by any chance? <br /><br />Many thanks! <br /><br />Greg<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728761266884310563noreply@blogger.com