Shanghai F1 Grand Prix 19th April 2009

"Red Bull makes you have wings... "

9am my phone rings: "Lydia, i have two f1 grand prix tickets, do you want them? "

An immediate YES followed.

So I was in for a very interesting and super exciting Sunday!

We took the bus to the F1 racetrack in Jiading... arrived there at 11.45 ish and the sky was getting darker. By the time we found our entrance, the sky was starting to drizzle. There were surprisingly a large attendance at the China F1- thanks to the "huang niu" I think a lot of people could get tickets at a very cheap price...

We had good seats... grandstand section 2a... just in front of the finishing line and the entrance to the pit stop. Just one right hand corner, was the 10th corner of the track...

Race was exciting right from the start... because it was raining (again, since Malaysian Grnad Prix ended due to the hard rain). The first six laps started with the safety car... but once the safety car came off... the real fun began! A lot of overtakings especially between Mark Webber and Jenson Button. Vettel who took home the championship was very lucky to be in front, hence he had gained distance when the safety car came out after the sixth lap.

It was really a wet and exciting Sunday f1 race with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the 1-2 podium. Moreover, this is their maiden victory- a historical moment for the f1 fans and the Red Bull team.

I feel especially happy despite the fact that Mclaren has not been doing well since the start of the season, that this F1 Season has started with a very interesting spin... looking forward to the next one in Bahrain! And to see other talents dominating the podium!

See who will fly next....

I want to be Jughead suddenly

And I am sure he will not want to leave this place once he stepped in!

Where is it that I am talking about....

Gourmet Cafe - 455 Shaanxi Bei Lu, near Beijing Xi Lu.

An English owned "cafe" that sells only burger. What a surprising find since I had always thought burger is an american thing and a cafe will be like selling sandwiches and pastries but this cafe sells burgers. But maybe that's why, the burger patty is yummy, i am sure it is made from a good quality meat. And the burger is non-greasy. And ever heard of a vegetarian burger... I had one before made from tofu but the ones here are very innovative: aubergiene with goat cheese and toasted tomatoes, i dun mind being a vegetarian for a day! And they are named so creatively... Lamburghini for a lamb burger... how yummy eh... makes you wonder what the rest of the names are? My only regret that I discovered this place so late, BUT never too late to try to go through all the burgers in their menu. The mini tasting burgers that they incorporated into the menu is an amazing idea- not only that they are so cute but they are a good indication of what to order next time. Also the fact that all of them were good gives a good indication that this place's menu is generally good!

I will definitely be coming back for more burgers! And those yummy garlic french fries! YuM!