Re: [Pen-l] China

["Anthony D'Costa" <promothesdcosta@xxxxxxxxx>]

China's sheer scale will overwhelm you!

But I suggest that you spend a day at the summer palace.  It's a great
getaway for a day.

Anthony



On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Michael
Perelman<michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I just arrived a few hours ago. I have not slept for 24 hours, but feel ok.
> Half the Chinese passengers in the plane wore masks. We were not allowed
> get off the plane until we all had our temperatures taken. The airport
> was filled with people not wearing police uniforms -- seemingly medical
> personell. At least one of my lectures has been cancelled on account of the flu.
>
> I cannot get to any blogs, including my own -- maybe someone knows a
> workaround.
>
> I was surprised by all of the park spaces around Beijing as we rode in
> from the airport. Also, unlike Shanghai, we saw quite a few bicycles & far
> fewer motorized bikes. The driving was far less aggressive than Shanghai.
>
> But so far, I am too tired to take in very much.
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