Yandai Xijie

The afternoon was nice and not too warm after another thundery night, so we went on a short tandem ride to Yandai Xijie in the Houhai district to restock our fresh coffee supply. It's only about three miles away, and a relatively nice bike ride past lakes Xihai and Houhai. Only the very busy junction of Xinjiekouwai Street and the Third Ring Road presents the problems of cycling on Beijing's busy streets.

The Lotus in Lake Xihai are beginning to bloom and look pretty


Lake Xihai


Lotus Blossom
Yandai Xijie is a little passageway of tourist shops and restaurants. A pair of young artists were painting the street.


Artists


The Real Thing
Unfortunately, there was nobody to sell us the coffee beans at the shop - a trio was playing cards on the balcony, and told us there was no-one from the shop there, although the door was open. So we rode around the back streets a little, and eventually refound the Passerby Bar and had some cold coffee.