Keeping Cool

Southern Chinese summers are hot and humid. Spending the summer in Hangzhou = being hot. Here are some of the many things we ate or drank in an effort to keep cool:

Living in a hot place with non-potable water = lots of bottled water

overpriced but refreshing energy drinks

it's a lucky break when a hotel room has its own water dispenser

watermelon, ice, and aloe

packaged dairy

best juice brand

freshly squeezed juice

barley milk

apple soda

more local sodas

cold mango pudding dessert

minty jelly out of a potentially dirty cooler on a street in Shaoxing - it cooled me down and am glad it didn't kill me too

Chinese style banana split

ice cream galore

guizu xiaojie - a mistake never to make again

yes, this is bubble tea ice cream...(with some pearls too)

alternate forms of bubble tea

an elite version of bubble tea - fresh mango and coconut blended with sago

soft serve over slushies
Coldstone in China...well sort of...it was Shanghai after all