The International District is definitely one of my more favored hang outs. To start with, tons of good (and inexpensive) eats. On a street corner near the Tunnel (the downtown transit depots use underground tunnels), I noticed some graffiti on a street lamp. It's not unusual to see graffiti on public property, but this one made me think for a moment. Carving a heart on a tree and putting the lover's initials inside of it is an American cultural icon. Here in Chinatown, this lover's heart was scratched into a street lamp, and the lover's names were distinctly Asian. What a fantastic juxtaposition of culture...
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