Nathan Street, its a looooong street!

Just a quick shot of us in front of some huge turret looking structure. Actually, this place was not unlike a particular area of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA. If you've been there, you know what I'm talking about... I'm not sure you can see it, but I think Cartier and Tiffany's are behind us. Nice to look at, but we want more of the fun and culture, so we walked on...


While walking on Canton Street, we found this Taiwan/Chinese style restaurant. In the window, they had mouth watering images, but the kicker was the peking duck and BBQ pork hanging on meat hooks in the window. Time for a bite! Oh yeah, notice the Body Shop sign? There is one on every other block. I guess they love their skin care...


This picture is not unlike a Where's Waldo photo. I think we're in there somewhere... On another note, have you ever seen a Kung Fu movie? You know those chairs that resemble skeletonized drums? Well, we were sitting on them, almost back to back to other customers. A nice tight fit, but the food was well worth it.


Ma Po Tofu on the left, Green beans with garlic in the back, Taiwanese beef noodle surprise on the right, and in the front, dumplings with this amazing sauce that can only be called, 'turbo rocket fuel'. It was some of the hottest and most satisfying dumplings I have EVER eaten. I don't give out awards easily, but these dumpling... wow... (Even laura agreed)


Street vendors sold all kinds of crazy goodness. I only wished I was hungry when we got to this point. They had every piece of the pig, chicken, cow, and whatever else... I think we're going to try and get some of this next time we're out. Definitely something that needs more exploration! I almost feel like Anthony Bourdain!


The streets here are overrun with neon signs that hang over the road. So, that means you can't stick your head out of a limo unless decapitation is in your agenda for the evening. Well, maybe they aren't THAT low, but... you get what I'm saying...


Here is an example of a typical 'Ancient Chinese Secret' herbal vendor. The store is aromatic and visually overwhelming.


Now, here's an interesting store that is a little out of place. Its a Japanese candy store. Notice how clean and bright it is!?!? Not very common out here, as you can tell by the previous pic...


Okay... I think I have a billboard of an Asian lady doing the splits over my head... naked... We weren't sure if they were selling skin products, massages, Special Massages (you know what I mean), or gym memberships. Maybe we'll go back and do more... 'research'...

By the end of the night, I think we had walked at least 4 miles in the heat and humidity. It was a good workout, but my back was soaked. By the end of the night, we got tired and flagged a taxi. We didn't realize it, but it turned out that we were only 4 blocks from the hotel!! It was probably the best dollar we spent all night!