driving in cars with mao
If you want to get around in the city, you take a cab. They are everywhere. And the driving is...let's call it aggressive. If you look you'll see a video screen there. Can't pass up an opportunity to bombard the senses. Last night I had to look away as it was making me car sick. Hey, I'm a wimp in some ways, what can I say.
Mao still permeates the country here. This is the view from the new hotel (switched yesterday). Mao used to stroll the grounds in the early days. Prior to that this was the French Club. Next door is the building where Nixon signed the accords with Zhou Enlai.
And here's the building that was the birthplace of the Communist Party:
