2009 China Beijing

By nowellUncategorized

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.

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The series is the four seasons. I liked the pink flowers best. Several months after the trip I was doing a product demonstration at a customer's office and he had all three hanging in his meeting room. He also bought them from this guy.
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Willy Loman is the patron saint of China. Everybody is selling something. You have to learn to say "mayo mayo" if you don't want to buy.
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This fellow tailed us for blocks until he got a jar of mayo from Perry.
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OK, I will.
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The ridges in the sidewalk make it easy for the visually impaired to navigate the city safely.
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Little girls are cute the world over.
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The tea girls are trying to figure out how to process my MasterCard. I bought the coolest travel tea bottle from them.
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Running over pedestrians is a sport in China. You cannot walk distracted in any city. Keep your eyes open and your wits about you.
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The pedicab drivers are very friendly.
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Weddings are big business for photographers. This pre-wedding shoot took place outside the Forbidden City
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