We found Beijing transportation to be much improved. Here's a portion of the 2nd Ring Road with bus stops on both sides. Also, Metro Line 2 circles around underneath the 2nd Ring Road. Lots of options.
Metro Line 2 quickly became a favorite.
Not to mention the bike lanes. ;-)
We met up twice with our friend Jin Yi to visit the trendy revitalized warehouses of the 798 Art Zone, and then the Capital Museum.
This space was once a factory. Check out the Maoist slogans on the ceiling.
Capital Museum.
Lunch at Jin Yi's fav baozi (steamed bun) restaurant.
As our hotel was in the old hutongs (alleys) we were able to enjoy some local color like this state-of-the-art dog proof tire protection system.
And touring tourists.
And become regulars at Hangzhou Stuffed Bun House, the corner restaurant.
Many Beijing BBQ joints sport distinctive neon signs in the shape of meat on a skewer. This one is just down the street from Hangzhou House.
The 2008 Olympic Park was impressive even though Olympics are long over. National Stadium (Bird's Nest).
The Water Cube from 2008 will host ice skating if Beijing snags the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
These older guys are using part of the Olympic Park to keep fit.
The circa 2008 National Theatre is adjacent to Tiananmen Square.
Two views of Tiananmen. Towards Chairman Mao and the Forbidden City, and towards Sun Yat Sen with the Monument to the People's Heroes and Mausoleum of Mao Zedong behind.
Last but not least, Beibingyang Soda, a local lemony favorite.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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Looking at the first couple of pictures I was thinking how very different Beijing looks than it did when I first went in 1997, but the hutong pics look more familiar.
@Kathy, Beijing does look different; improved in our opinion.
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