It's Tuesday morning, the beginning of our 3rd day in Beijing. With Doug as our travel guide and translator, we have been to several of the "must-see" sights already: The Forbidden City (forboding), Tian'amen Square (lovely at night), some upscale hutongs. We're also experiencing the life of a young teacher in the city: chinese breakfast of stir-fried veggies, porridge and steamed soy milk, the crush (literally) of riding the subway with the masses, a 7-course dinner for 3, complete with beer, at the local hole-in-the wall for $10. What a fascinating place this is! Bicycles are indeed everywhere in Beijing. They surely outnumber cars 3 or 4:1. The typical bike is a gearless, single speed vehicle of considerable vintage, with a wire basket on the front and a rectangular support on the back which sometimes holds
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