The Singapore Airport at sunrise
Arrival at Beijing International Airport. They're expanding it; no surprise there.
This is Seth and me with our host mom.
This is near where we live; near the Gulou drum towers just north of the Forbidden City, within the Second Ring Road. Beijing is constructed with the Forbidden City, the Emperor's old palace, at the center. As one goes out from the Palace, "ring roads" that circumscribe the city spiral outwards. So everything within the Second Ring Road is considered "central" Beijing. Unlike many other major cities, the center of Beijing is largely bereft of hi-rises. The Olympics will be held in the north of Beijing, beyond the Third Ring Road.
Cranes
A futuristic bathroom in "Your Town," where we had hot pot with Professor Angle. The faucet came down from the ceiling (not pictured).
Pictures of our Hutongr are forthcoming, have not yet been taken. Away I go.
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