| Wednesday, April 05, 2006 |
| Beijing |
 We had about 4 days total in Beijing, which was enough to hit the major spots, find an amazing vegetarian restaurant, and get lost on a regular basis. Didn't get mugged or threatened, but had many "university students" try to talk us into various art and tea scams. (If someone is hassling you, respond in Japanese. They'll get confused and walk away, which works in most countries, including Japan!) Adam and I met up with Herbamy on their last night and got lots of advice and hilarious stories about shopping and troll-grannies chasing Herb down the street.
 The line to see Mao's body in Tiananmen square.
 Wish I knew what she was writing, but everyone seemed very impressed, and her tough-looking pimps hanging behind the crowd were collecting a constant stream of donations from passersby.
 Aw, what a cute little boy, waving his little flag under the protective watch of the giant Mao painting in Tiananmen Square. A minute later he spread his legs apart in order to pee right on the pavement, and no one batted an eye at the growing puddle. Little kids have a split in the front and back of their trousers in order to relieve themselves right on the sidewalk, on the street, at your feet...
 This group of soldiers and salarymen marched out from inside the Mao mausoleum, timed with the traffic lights so that they could go right across the street without needing to stop. Modern Japanese salarymen aren't so good at marching, I suspect.
 The Forbidden City.
 Inner courtyard.
 Concubine rooms.
 Here, kitty kitty kitty...
 Of course, a Forbidden Starbucks. My mama says you can take the girl out of the Eastside but... |
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Lucky that kid didn't pee on the flag! Kieran showed me an awesome photo from Tiannenmen Square of a little girl about the same age who had just shredded one of those flags and was letting the pieces flutter in the wind. They call in the tanks for the teenagers, but thankfully the toddlers can be forgiven.
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Lucky that kid didn't pee on the flag! Kieran showed me an awesome photo from Tiannenmen Square of a little girl about the same age who had just shredded one of those flags and was letting the pieces flutter in the wind. They call in the tanks for the teenagers, but thankfully the toddlers can be forgiven.