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Pork, shrimp and leek dumplings at Da Yu's dumpling joint near the No. 6 bathing area in Qingdao. Fresh, delicious and perfectly steamed. Read more about thesedumplings and curious menu.
We couldn't get our imagination to bend around this one, so we gave it a pass. Any suggestions as to what this dumpling might entail?© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Built in 1908, this German Protestant Church still functions as a living church and still has a working German clock and bell system. We believe it's the church Audrey's great-grandparents and their children attended in the early 1900s. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
We take a walk along the coastline of Qingdao in search for Audrey's great-grandparent's house from 1937. Notice how Dan is bundled up for Qingdao's December chill while the locals exercise freely on the beach, clothed only in speedos. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
The hospital in which Audrey's grandfather was born in Qingdao, China is under construction.
Finding misspellings in China is like shooting linguistic fish in a barrel. But, doesn't make them any less amusing.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
This was one of the many houses we looked at in Qingdao's German areas of town, that had similar architecture to the house we wanted, but wasn't a match. We thought the red lanterns were a nice touch.Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
This is one of the areas where we thought the house might have been, but was torn down to rebuild a shopping center. We don't know for sure though. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
The foundations of Audrey's great-grandparent's house in Qingdao, from 1934. Although difficult to see, there is a pagoda structure in the northeast corner of the photo. We used this to orient ourselves during our search. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
Qingdao has endless streets chock-full of European-style houses like these. This made our search for Audrey's great-grandfather's house all that more difficult - there were just so many similar houses and streets. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
This house fit almost all the requirements - close to the beach, pagoda in the northeast corner, large space on the eastern side that could have been a tennis court but was rebuilt with additions. Even with the architectural similarities, there were still too many structural differences in the roof that ruled it out. The construction workers got a good laugh out of us examining the house and the photo for a good 15 minutes. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
German architecture contrasts with modern skyscraper architecture in downtown Qingdao. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
Audrey's great-grandfather stands at the building site of the house being constructed (1937). Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
The large house built by Audrey's great-grandfather in Tsingtao (now Qingdao), China. It was finished after my great-grandparents returned to the United States (1939), but they never had a chance to live in it because turmoil in China. Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
Faber Hospital is where Audrey's grandfather was born in Qingdao, China.Read more about the search for Audrey's grandfather's house and the results of the search.
