Another morning quickie. Observations from the front: Street Traffic. It usually takes me a full hour to 90 minutes to get from the CBD to Shangdi up in Haidian. Lately I’ve been getting there in 30-40 minutes. It’s like a dream. The air seems... ...full story at Peking Duck
from Peking Duck on Thu, Jul 24 2008
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