First Day in Qingdao

After a rather smooth 24 hours of flying and sitting in airports, I arrived in Qingdao and was welcomed by two colleagues from ResourcePro. The taxi ride was nuts, and I am not so sure I will be buying a bike to get around town. Surprisingly have seen more Benzes than bicycles, far removed from Shanghai two and half years ago. Could be all the hills, could be unbridled economic development, but either way, this town has its own flavor and I look forward to checking it out whether on two feet or two wheels. We had lunch at a hole-in-the-wall diner, barely enough room for me and my two bags, but the dumplings were delicious, its been a while. I was then dropped off at the apartment to rest, although I am not very jet-lagged, but decided to take a walk. Oh yah, the apartment is very nice, plywoodesque mattress about half an inch thick and a slight view of the Yellow Sea from my bedroom window. Here are some pics from my walk around the town.