Sunday, September 28, 2008

a walk around tian an men

my newfound favorite drink: little earthenware pots of yogurt are sold all over.  aaron and i sat here in a neighborhood alley drinking yogurt and coke from a glass bottle. you drink it at the place so you can return the pot/bottle. 
view of the street as it was getting dark.  these are the old streets or hutongs for which beijing is famous. Many of them were leveled in preparation for the olympics to make room for modern highrises, offices, hotels, etc. 
evening sunset in a smoggy sky. an elderly couple walks through Tian an men square.
An old man playing a three-stringed traditional chinese instrument in the subway.

A friend and i walking through Tian an men square.
Aaron and our friend Rebecca
part of one of the hundreds of pages aaron has filled practicing writing chinese characters.
   A good example of chinglish; aaron bought this shirt at a market.

more writing practice.
tian an men square again. Mao's portrait watches over the square from a distance. 

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