tourist rebirth

It is never too late to be a tourist in your town, especially in a town as big as Los Angeles.

This was my second jaunt to Chinatown. Last time I went I forgot my camera, so I thought it was only right to go back and snap some photos and to explore more of the shopping that I didn't get to do last time.

Our biggest adventure that day was to find the elusive Empress Pavillion the dim sum place that I went to last time and have been having dreams about ever since. This is not listed in English, so it is even harder to find. Follow the website and do not forget to write down the address if you ever think about going there. The food was as good as I remember it. Now that I cannot have soy, I dipped all of my dumplings in siracha and chinese hot mustard, which is even better.


Chinatown is a great walking town. There are great murals, bridges and temples. It is fun to peek into the shops to see where you can find the cheapest paper lanterns and jade jewlery.

We spent the rest of the afternoon looking around in shops, grossing each other out with salt dried squids and perusing the chinese remedies.