Chad’s Blog

What better way to get settled in a new apartment than a trip to Ikea.  It’s not quite the shopping experience I had predicted, but it was definitely an experience.

I went with a couple of colleagues on my first Saturday morning in the city. I knew it was going to be interesting when I saw tour buses unloading hundreds of people taking an organized day trip to Ikea. Not only is the store absolutely huge, it’s absolutely packed.

Seeing everyone hanging out made me realize that I needed to come back with my camera. Luckily, the next weekend I realized I also needed some new lights for the apartment.

I particularly liked the beds and couch sections where everyone was just hanging out.

A huge number of people just went from one well decorated room to another taking photos of themselves.

The LA Times even ran a story last year on the fun that could be had at the Beijing Ikea.

I didn’t see much on my way into the city since I arrived at night in a snow storm. Here’s what I woke up to.