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[Masta_Don]

In a few short weeks, I'll be taking the ferry over to Qingdao. I like the idea of going to a 'lesser' known city in China but with being 'lesser' known, there isn't a whole lot of information about it.

So I pose this question, what is there to do in Qingdao?

I'd like to visit the brewery. Has anyone done that? Is it near town? How to get there? Is it worth going to?

I also heard mention of a French expat bar, both here on Dave's and in Wikipedia's travel guide. How to go?

Oh, and I would've looked or asked on the Off-Topic China board, but you have to register just to browse.

[Boodleheimer]

you know, i lived in Qingdao for a year and never went to the brewery. i did to go the beer festival in August, though. that was pretty cool.

well, for good eats, i recommend La Villa or Le Bang for french and Monnemer Eck for german.

if you want a seedy bar with free pool (and back room where you can buy special things), go to Banana. i never went to the back room, but it was cheap beer and free freakin' pool!

the best time for la ga la (spicy stir-fried clams) is in the summer, so unfortunately you'll miss out on that.

here's the local expat rag:
http://www.myredstar.com/en/

[pugwall]

Ok if you are in Qingdao you need to 'he pi jiu chi ga la' (drink beer and eat clams) with the locals. Its the local obsession. Check out the Brewery its really cool especially for the pictures of colonial qingdao and the room where you can simulate being drunk.

Have the Sunday buffet at the crown plaze. Its like 100 rmb but you get everything curry (sri lankan chefs) deserts (french chefs) sushi, cheese and everything you could imagine.

Beach will be cold.

Visit the Badaguan district to look at the beautiful german architecture.

Goto Le Bang which is in the Hong Kong Gardens district. Excellent Boho french bar with cool artist owner David. Ask taxi driver for Le bang and they will know.

Goto Jimo Market for knock off's dvd'd and general fun. Ask taxer driver for Jimo Lu.

talk to lovely Qingdao girls.

Drink beer on beer street outside the brewery although this is expensive but the beer is fresh and bbq there is soooo good.

I love qingdao

[pugwall]

to goto the brewery ask the taxi driver for Pi jiu Jie

[huffdaddy]

[Boodleheimer]

you could bike around. the chinese don't. the central area and the old downtown have gentle slopes, nothing major.

[pugwall]

[Masta_Don]

Who would've thought not knowing Chinese would be so restrictive?

[pugwall]

[Masta_Don]

[Bibbitybop]