--- title: Addie's Blog | Food (2) description: Food | Travel and personal musings. (2) --- # Addie's Blog Select Category Animals Bangkok Cat Ba Island Chengdu Chiang Mai Children's Day China Chinese Wedding Christmas Cliffs of Moher Dengue Doolin Dragon Boat Festival Dublin Food Galway Glendalough Gratitude Guilin Hanoi Hash Run HubSpot Support Ireland K9 Rescue Korat Killarney Kinsale Koh Chang Koh Lanta Koh Phi Phi Koh Yao Noi Koh Yao Yai Korat KTV Laos Maine Mid-Autumn Festival Mount Hua National Holiday New Year Pai Places to Stay in Thailand Reflections Ring of Kerry Savannakhet School Trip Tai Chi Tam Coc Teaching Terracotta Warriors Thailand Thanksgiving Things To Do In Ireland Things To Do in Thailand Travel United States Vietnam Wai Kru Day Whole30 Wicklow Xi'an Yangshuo Posts about: ## Food (2) ![IMG_5483.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_5483.jpg) [Food,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/food) [Travel,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/travel) [Bangkok,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/bangkok) [Thailand](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) ### [First Stop: Bangkok](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/first-stop-bangkok) 2/9/17 4:35 AM The first leg of our journey began in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. After a relatively easy trek on a couple 2-hour flights from Xi'an, we arrived in Bangkok on the night of January 10th.  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/first-stop-bangkok) ![IMG_0458.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_0458.jpg) [Food,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/food) [Travel,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/travel) [Xi'an,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/xian) [China](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/china) ### [A Day Downtown in Xi'an](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/a-day-downtown-in-xian) 11/8/16 3:07 AM Walking around Xi’an, I often have to stop and think, “Am I in New York City?” Monstrously high buildings tower over me, flashy billboards line the horizon, and street vendors line up on nearly every corner, hoping to sell a cellphone case or a roasted sausage on a stick. Busses zoom by with little to no regard for pedestrians, cars weave from lane to lane, taxi drivers never seem to stop pressing on their horns. The smells of a city of 9 million contrast with the aromas of freshly steamed dumplings and spicy grilled meats— your nose is constantly flipping from misery to ecstasy, and back again. [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/a-day-downtown-in-xian) ![IMG_0393.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_0393.jpg) [Food,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/food) [Xi'an,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/xian) [China](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/china) ### [Let's Talk About Food, Baby](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/lets-talk-about-food-baby) 10/20/16 11:58 PM Food is the essence of culture. It defines a generation, it becomes a talking point after a trip somewhere new, it simply brings people together. The food in Xi’an is just this, and more. Xi’an’s rich (and long) culinary history, paired with the influence of the Islamic culture make for an eclectic ride for your taste buds. [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/lets-talk-about-food-baby) ![0920_8.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/0920_8.jpg) [Food,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/food) [China,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/china) [Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/mid-autumn-festival) ### [Celebrating the Moon Festival](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/celebrating-the-moon-festival) 9/20/16 8:22 AM The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) began in ancient times when emperors offered sacrifices to the sun in springtime and to the moon in autumn. It wasn't until the Ming (1368 to 1644) and Qing (1644 to 1912) Dynasties when the celebrations became widely popular in Chinese culture. What I find most interesting are the legends that emerged from these time periods— one of my favorites being about the [Moon Goddess, Chang'e](http://www.moonfestival.org/the-legend-of-chang-e.html). [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/celebrating-the-moon-festival)