Thursday, July 10, 2008

北京之夏

Will there be birds at the "Bird Nest"


People at 798?

Will people visit Jian Wai Soho?

Or take a stroll along the old Hutongs?

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Wordy said...

I have been to the places shown in the 2nd.

798 was far less famous than now when I went there in 2005 spring. The taxi driver even didn't know its location. Now it becomes a major attraction.

Hutong is not easy to find in the heart of Beijing city nowadays. The 4th picture looks like the street leading to Houhai. I had a drink there twice with 2 groups of boring people (LOL).

Anonymous said...

I ran into the hutong while I was strolling around near the Clock Tower (gulou) but the cab driver didn't know how to get there. That's quite ironic. So I spent quite some time walking through the rabbit warrens of the hutongs.

Found a bar with live jazz near Houhai, called East Shore Jazz. It was quite nice.

CH Mak said...

Thanks Wordy and Matt for the tips. More places to visit this summer. ;)