Sanlitun

This weekend some of us went to Sanlitun, an area famous for its bar scene and a favorite spot of foreigners. Once we were on the main street, each bar had at least two people standing out front trying to convince people to go in to their bar. We walked back and forth at least three times trying to decide which bar to go, and finally decided on the one that was playing American music (Bon Jovi to be exact). Well, we got in there and there was a band playing Asian pop/rock music and really it was a very mellow place, so we decided to leave. My friend Irene had been to the area before (the only one of us who had) and she took us to a really cool little place called Shooter. It was packed with foreigners and a few sketchy older guys (who were married) trying to dance with a bunch of twenty-something year olds. The music was all Top 40 American hits (recent ones, thank goodness) and it got so packed that we had to fight to keep our places on the dance floor. It's the closest I've ever gotten to a mosh pit...I did have to stop the older guy from dancing with us- at one point I just stopped dancing and started saying "NO" over and over to him. It was not cool and he really needed to leave. The side street that Shooter was on also had bars but not as flashy as the ones on the main street (sometimes that's better). Other than that I had a really fun time going out; we haven't really done that in a long time! I hope that we'll go again soon!