Just Jason Being Awesome: My Awesome Beijing Apartment

Now I've had the opportunity to live in some pretty cool places in my life...two particular apartments come to mind: 4002 was (for a lack of better words), simply legendary. I mean when you can call a house by its street number and have everybody know of it...it was pretty legit. We had some great times there, some epic parties, and lots and lots of fun. On top of that, rent was dirt cheap, we were blocks from FroGro and campus, and we had probably the best looking front door in West Philly. My other favorite residence was my summer apartment in San Francisco. This place was literally just gorgeously renovated and it was within minutes of my office, union square, chinatown, etc.

But this new Beijing apartment completely trumps them all.

It is AWESOME.

The apartment itself is really nice. The building is a little old, but our place was just recently renovated. Its a two bedroom, one bath place, with a living room (complete with a 32 inch tv and two large sofas), a kitchen (with pots/pans/stove/coffee maker) and a dining room. Oh and for ~$300 US...its great! But the best part of the place is the location. We're located smack-dab in the heart of Sanlitun, which as Wikipedia quotes:

Sanlitun (simplified Chinese: 三里屯; traditional Chinese: 三里屯; pinyin: Sānlǐtún) is one of the most popular bar streets in Beijing.

We're right between 工人体育场 (worker's stadium) --where Vics and Mix are located (arguably two of the more famous clubs in Beijing) and the 酒吧街 (the infamous bar street) and the Sanlitun Village (a very new/modern mall)...so literally a 4-5 minute walk between either one of them. In addition, the district is home to a lot of embassies and hence, expats, as well. So with just a stroll across the block from my apartment, you'll be able to find all sorts of cuisines: italian, french, a german pub, an irish pub, persian, turkish, japanese, mexican, hungarian, pakistani, a Hooters, and most importantly, a Kro's Nest (um...only the best pizza place in Beijing!). Oh right, and of course there are a lot of good Chinese food around too. All the more reason for you all to come visit!

Unfortunately I'm having trouble uploading a video of the apartment that I took (blame the Chinese government), so for now, simple pictures will have to suffice: