| Beijing in Detail: Another couple of miles in Beijing | |
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2007-09-17
Time for another "trip through Beijing streets" type report. Today I went from my apartment to my favourite hangout area in Beijing, Nanluoguxiang (南锣鼓巷). It's a nice place with lots of coffee shops, restaurants, and expensive touristy type shops with trinkets etc. It was pretty warm out today still, with summer not quite yet being dead. I bicycled the way there along Dongsishitiao, one of the big east-west roads. Being on a bicycle, some of the photos are at a weird angle. Photos are roughly every 50 metres or so. |
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The creepy elevators in mah building!
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There are always old Chinese ladies in the park area here doing some sort of physical activity. It's nice.
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There is never a shortage of bicycles here. Finding yours can be a bit of a challenge.
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Did I mention I have the biggest forehead in the history of mankind?
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Everybody needs a little McLovin'. In fact, the McDonald's here in China tend to be pretty good, with much higher quality ingredients than in other countries.
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Baoli theatre, the local venue for Musicals and some concerts.
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Second ring road.
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Given this country's general lack of order I'm always surprised to see how politely people wait in line for the bus here.
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Beijing taxis tend to be much cleaner and nicer than many other cities I've been to.
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"Nobody can seeee meee!"
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These traffic warden guys are kinda fun, and most people generally pay attention to them.
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New Line 5 subway station.
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Lotsa and Lotsa electric bicycles.
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This is your view much of the time in the bike lane. There are lots of buses.
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Finally arrived in NLGX. This place is pretty long, so I've still got a few hundred metres to go.
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Old guys playing traditional Chinese chess. Looks fun.
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"get the hell outta the way!"
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Public toilets
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I think this is a local drama or acting school / academy thing.
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LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS SLOGANS!
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This is Xiaoxin's (小新). It's my favourite place here, with a pretty good balance of nice coffees and food, pleasant service, and a nice environment.
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