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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Commuting in Beijing
Does Beijing have so much traffic that it forces cabdrivers to bring reading materials or is it that the morning reading of cabdrivers causes the traffic?
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"Reading the morning paper...while driving. Yes, his car was on and in driving gear.
40 minute Flash flood= Disaster of Dongzhimen
The importance of proper urban planning: so that every mildly heavy rainfall isn't moments away from drowning thousands of people on the metro station.
This water was actually at a low point in this picture. It took me approximately 60 minutes to fight the waves of water (...in downtown beijing) to walk the 1/4th of a mile to my apartment. One 40 minute flash flood turned all of Dongzhimen into a filthy, sewage-y chinese version of venice without boats, as the water was up to my calves. 4 scathing hot showers later, I could still smell Beijing on my skin.
And yes, the girl on the right is wearing plastic bags over her shoes.
This water was actually at a low point in this picture. It took me approximately 60 minutes to fight the waves of water (...in downtown beijing) to walk the 1/4th of a mile to my apartment. One 40 minute flash flood turned all of Dongzhimen into a filthy, sewage-y chinese version of venice without boats, as the water was up to my calves. 4 scathing hot showers later, I could still smell Beijing on my skin.
And yes, the girl on the right is wearing plastic bags over her shoes.
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