View from Hotel room

Downtown Beijing at night

Old Beijing Train Station

Silk Market

Silk Market

Cleaning crew in front of Forbidden City. These people where cleaning gum of the sidewake with a small pick and water. That day it was a city wide cleaning day by Volunteers.

People where cleaning gum of the sidewake with a small pick and water. That day it was a city wide cleaning day by Volunteers.

City crews where moving large trees to create a display in Tianamen square.

Model of a very large shoping center, hotel, apartments, and offices. It is completed and very up scale. You would not know that you where in Beijing when you go in there. It has a very good food fare.

Beijing Subway. The trains are getting old but stations are very clean. Also very cheap, less then 60 Cents a trip.

Inside veiw of a large shopping mall in downtown Beijing. (note not the same mall as show in a previous photo)

This is a 6 story car lot, selling high end VW and other cars.

A small local cafe which is located aross the street from the fancy car mall (shown in the previous photo)

Entrance to a maze of back allys which are filled with small vendors selling food, clothing, etc.

Tianamen Square.

Tianamen square - Special flags for upcoming event.

Back ally near forbidden city