Thursday, 15. July 2010
beautiful Beijing
flooo, 13:50h
Dear Shuaiguy,
The weather in Beijing is quite bad lately and everywhere people complain about the bad air.
So ok, yes the air is an issue that needs to be improved, but the people who complain are the ones taking a taxi to get to the restaurant that's a 100m away.
They don't seem to know that Beijing really unfolds its special charme when you get on your bicycle and explore the city.
My favorite part of the day is to ride around with my bike at night time in Beijing When the traffic has calmed down and the lights are on , Beijing just has this odd charme.
I ride through the alleys with old trees at tuanjiehu and hum along to the music of my Ipod.
Being overtaken and overtaking other bikes and the soundless E-bikes just make you feel like you are part of a big community of bikers that ride through the city...
Getting to sanlitun and seeing how everything is bustling with life and lights turn on and off everywhere and you are riding trough little dirty streets and in the background the comme des garcons building is glittering in the dark. I guess it is just the extremes that live so peacefully next to each other that make this city such an exciting place to be.
Rolling through the embassy areas where I can easily imagine how this city must have been like when cars had not yet invaded every street of Beijing.
Turning into the street of my home and smelling the the local vendors grilling their "chuan'r" on the side of the street and hearing the chanting and laughing of the guests who wash the food down with a Yanjing or two....
Arriving home and being greeting by the laundry lady from the store around the corner and then jumping off the bike to buy some "huiyuan" Orange Juice for breakfast while the store owner watches your bike...
How can that not feel like this is a fantastic place to be...
The weather in Beijing is quite bad lately and everywhere people complain about the bad air.
So ok, yes the air is an issue that needs to be improved, but the people who complain are the ones taking a taxi to get to the restaurant that's a 100m away.
They don't seem to know that Beijing really unfolds its special charme when you get on your bicycle and explore the city.
My favorite part of the day is to ride around with my bike at night time in Beijing When the traffic has calmed down and the lights are on , Beijing just has this odd charme.
I ride through the alleys with old trees at tuanjiehu and hum along to the music of my Ipod.
Being overtaken and overtaking other bikes and the soundless E-bikes just make you feel like you are part of a big community of bikers that ride through the city...
Getting to sanlitun and seeing how everything is bustling with life and lights turn on and off everywhere and you are riding trough little dirty streets and in the background the comme des garcons building is glittering in the dark. I guess it is just the extremes that live so peacefully next to each other that make this city such an exciting place to be.
Rolling through the embassy areas where I can easily imagine how this city must have been like when cars had not yet invaded every street of Beijing.
Turning into the street of my home and smelling the the local vendors grilling their "chuan'r" on the side of the street and hearing the chanting and laughing of the guests who wash the food down with a Yanjing or two....
Arriving home and being greeting by the laundry lady from the store around the corner and then jumping off the bike to buy some "huiyuan" Orange Juice for breakfast while the store owner watches your bike...
How can that not feel like this is a fantastic place to be...
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