Sunday, May 15, 2011

On hot days in Beijing

flowers outdoor sketch © Evelyn Howard 2011

I found a place under a shade… I look at these pots of flowers whenever I walk pass. Such lovely colours.

Ourdoor beer on tap © Evelyn Howard 2011

Many people (foreigners mostly) love to sit under trees in front of this supermarket. The owner got some beer in recently, and according to my husband, the beer is especially cold. I get a soft drink whenever I come here. You can buy bread and cakes from the bakery through the window on the left (can you see the lady…). Just outside these windows, there are 4 basins of water on the ground for washing used beer mugs – each mug is washed 4 times by dunking in each basin once. Whatever works – none of his beer drinking customers seem to mind :).

Kitchen door sketch © Evelyn Howard 2011

A cafe kitchen door, with 2 big waste bins outside.

Food and drinks kiosk sketch © Evelyn Howard 2011

I was upstairs in coffee shop drinking cappuccino. The food and drink kiosk was below, and surprisingly there were not many customers.

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