Beijing (9th October 2015)

After a long flight and a slow drive from the airport in Beijing morning traffic, we wandered the streets near our hotel. The gardens along this street weren't exactly immaculate.

Here we see the care and attention to detail of Chinese calligraphy as applied to communications cabling. Note how the ornamental loops and swirls appear almost chaotic, yet still reflect nature's order.

I'm not sure there's anywhere in Beijing where you can't see scaffolding or cranes in some direction.

We didn't do much on that first day - poked our noses into little convenience shops, learned how to avoid being honked at by scooters, etc. Call it settling in to a different culture.