RANDOM THOUGHTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- The picture almost says it all. The only thing missing are loads upon loads of Chinese tourists. Whether it is something brand new for the Olympics, remodeling an existing structure, or bulldozing the old to put in the new; Beijng is under contruction. Cranes and skyscrappers can be seen in almost every direction. Most of the major tourist sites are also gett...

After a little over 24 hours in either an airport or on a plane. I am here. I am too tired to put anything coherent together at the moment, but here are a few random oberservances that I noticed today. - A travel packets Kleenex (like) tissue costs about $.15 - A quart of Tsingtao costs about $.40 - My hostel for the next three nights is $6 per - I need to write a day in the life story in Hutongs That's all I got. Let's see who is actually read...