December 30, 2006

• Beihai day in the park

  More china photos. Yada Yada. Must finish before i go on thailand trip. Try to bear with me

  
  This is the majority of the china group, and where we had lectures when we were not in clinic or terrorizing the populace with our wacky american antics
  
  As I may or may not have mentioned before, while in china, I rented a bike to travel around beijing. While the first day definety felt like i was taking my life in my hands, since traffic laws in beijing are rather more like guidelines and suggestions. However, by the end of the trip, i was weaving in and out of cars and lanes, riding in the middle of the road, and slapping the hoods of cars that cut me off, just like a real chinese person. I also mastered the art of taking pics of myself one handed, and while steering a bike and not facing forward, hence the pictures of sandra, and then the one of me. Josh 3, Josh’s sense of self preservation 0

  Anyway, on this particular day, i returned to beihai park with sandra, alex, and soo to just hang out.
   
  Alex and Soo in traditional royal garb.
  
  Dont be fooled. This warning sign in beihai park is not telling you it is forbidden to erect chinese pagodas. It actually says you should not light firecrackers. It took 4 med students approximately 30 minutes to figure this out.
  
  Strikin a pose
  
  Alex and I will use this as the cover of our album if we ever make one

  
  So after climbing all the way up to the white dagoba, the wall of a thousand buddahs and the dagoba itself were under reconstruction and therefore we were not supposed to get any closer

  key word: supposed

  So naturally, after very minor pressure from me, the four of us waited til the security guard turned a corner, then we hopped over the gate, snuck around the construction, and climber up the stairs for a closer look. No attraction is closed when I am on vacation

  
  Pretty nice, eh?
  And from the top of the building, next to those buddhas and over 2 more security fences, was a great view of beijing. We could see all the way to the forbidden city!
  
  All the red buildings in case you had not figured that out.

  So, the last few major china posts i have to cover for you folks are the trip to xian, the trip to yellow mountain, and the night market wherein i consumed anything and everything the chinese were willing to sell me. Help keep me on target and make these posts before i leave for bangkok in february

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