2009 China Beijing

My first impression of Beijing was one of wonder as we watched seven window washers rappelling down the side of a 20 story building cleaning windows. The flight from Shanghai took 2 hours on a fully loaded 747. That is some traffic.

It is a very different experience than Shanghai and has wonderful things to see.

The Hilton is a first-rate hotel and when you stay there, say “Hi” to RayRay from Nowell and Perry.

You also have to buy a good guide book to get the whole Beijing story. Don’t leave home without it.

The prices are in RMB which is about 7 to the dollar. You do the math.

Shopping malls are bigger than Texas.

The Beijing Mall next to the hotel had 36 places to eat between the stores. It is the first Mall I've been in that had an entire Nikon store.

The construction worker is the national symbol of China's expansion.

Lunch time finds people taking a well deserved break all over the city.

It seems that every young person has a camera in their cell phone and feels the need to take a picture every block or so.

Perry says, "Where else would you find people lined up waiting for the bookstore to open?" Not in San Diego, I assure you. Of course, San Diego would be just a neighborhood in a 35 million person city.

You gotta love a country that doesn't like the brass section. Viva la violin!

McDonalds gives the cops the shade they need during the day.

Tremendous media work throughout the country.

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