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I finally took out my big camera! Here’s a few shots to start with:
This is where I’m staying until I find my own place. Needless to say, my own place won’t be quite this fancy, so I’m enjoying the luxury while it lasts.
This is in “Central Park,” one of the big residential compounds in the Central Business District (CBD). A lot of the richer kind of expats live here, people that work in their embassies and such. It’s not unusual to see blonde kids running around and pretty moms pushing baby carriages.
Some days, the smog is really bad. This is the view out of my window this morning, when the US Embassy Air Quality Index declared the pollution levels “Very unhealthy.” Encouraging, huh?
This is how Beijingers deal with the cold when riding a bike/ motorcycle in the frigid winter.
These delivery guys ride at top speeds on sidewalks. Never been so close to death so often. (I love this photo)
So many lanterns!
More lanterns and motorcycles
Restaurants at night. Lots of red.
And more Chinese new year as sponsored by… Coca Cola! (sorry for all the lantern photos. I figure that they will come down soon until next year, so I had to get my fix)
