Chinatown

Finally made it to LA Chinatown today. Was always interested in seeing it because I'm familiar with SF Chinatown and because of the Roman Polanski movie. I had a great time - the ostensible reason for going was to get China flats for the movie, but I got some great deals at the Chinese markets, picked up another prop for free, and ate some Chinese style fried chicken and chaw-su bows. It's a much more spacious place than SF's Chinatown, but it has the same things, dirty restuarants and dim sum places, touristy shops with swords and "oriental" dresses. Everything was super cheap, $3 for the China flats, $2.80 for 8 chicken wings and 2 chaw-su bows (steamed pork buns).