Xinyancheng Beijing

... Sanlitun. En chemin on repare des torts... tords... tores? pis on protege la veuve pis l'orphelin...

Ben ptete moins l'orphelin pour etre honnete, y'a un tit cul de 12 ans qui nous arrete dans la rue (kosse tu fous la maudit! T'a de l''ouvrage demain matin) pour prendre une gorgee de 7-up. Je tente tant bien que mal de lui en dissuader mais la il dit que je suis un etranger trop cheap.

Guess he didn't see that one coming.

Au moins ...

... his dearest friends, all, or sink down into thestream of common life. The old church bell had still some comfort;it stood in the shelter of the church wall in Marbach, once soelevated, now quite forgotten. The wind roared around it, and couldhave readily related the story of its origin and of its sweetchimes, and the wind could also tell of him to whom he had broughtfresh air when, in the woods of a neighboring country, he had sunkdown ...

... Located on the north side of West Dengshikou Street, the Former Residence of Lao She (renowned modern novelist and playwright) is a traditional quadrangle home with two central courtyards. Lao She bought the house in 1949 upon his return from the United States and spent most of his last 13 years at this house. It was here he wrote 23 works including a famous drama Fang Zhenzhu. Lao She's wife moved out of the house and donated it to the state together with great ...

... en vestlig del, hvor udlændinge vist nok ikke har lov til at bo, og vores besøg i vest er derfor lidt for sjældne. Vest-banegården er enorm! - men syd-banegården skulle være endnu større, den har jeg dog stadig til gode. Der var til min store glæde og overraskelse en enkelt skranke, hvor billetdamen kunne tale engelsk, jeg havde ellers lige forberedt mig på, hvordan jeg med tal og tegnesprog skulle forklare mig, men det blev ikke nødvendigt. Man kan ...

... so it wasn't tall enough to reach the gangway). Our cab from Beijing airport stopped no less than 4 times to ask directions from locals(including once in the middle of the road where he got out to ask another cabby). This was despite having originally obtained the address and a description of how to get there from our host via cellphone at the airport. After dinner with our host (a family friend) I noticed that my eyes were so bloodshot from lack of sleep that I ...

... as squid, fish, crab, chicken and lamb kebabs. For the more adventurous diners there are scorpions and other bug kebabs. Besides the many varieties of meat kebabs you can get sugar coated fruit kebabs, soups, fried dumplings, sweets, noodles, drinks, and much much more. Even if you are not planning on eating here, this place is worth a visit just to explore all of the interesting critters on display. Most ...

... hehe. Last weekend I took a bike ride to Beijing University. A pretty stupid idea because I decided to go on a day when the pollution was at the worst I have seen in Beijing so far. Smog doesn't help when you're riding your bike about 5Km. The university itself was really nice. It had a lake and pagoda in it. There were a lot of parents forcing their kids to take pictures in front of the university as I guess they hope that one day their kids will attend there. BU is ...

... is a smaller version of the Forbidden City. By this time, it was enough for us, and getting late in the afternoon and we bailed from the tour and hired a taxi to get back to the city. 2 and a half hours and it cost us $25 to get back. Pretty good value. Then we were invited by a chinese fellow who was a friend of Andry's to dinner. Peking Duck and Vodka with a 56% alcohol rating, which is illegal in russia, but ok in china. it didn't take long to hit you. Du Lim and his ...

Thankfully, today started much later than most had. When we did wake up, we laced up our running shoes and hit the streets of Beijing for another urban run. This one however, turned out to be one of the best I have had in China. I decided to continue a little longer down a street that I have become very familiar running along, and I came across a bridge that crossed over a very nice river that had parkland on both of its banks. I went to the ...

... with being an [pause] Australian.  It was all Tara could do not to crack up.  I didn't have the heart to tell him.  I'm sure the Australians can read between these lines.   3.# Cossing streets in Beijing reminds of the old video game Frogger, only the skill level required to survive here is extreme.  Tara and I have taken to following the locals, especially the older ones.  Seems to me they might know a thing or two about getting across safely.