DIY

Most of our furniture come from China (bought all of it in Beijing before moving to Tokyo). Unfortunately, because of their eating habits, Chinese dining tables tend to be too high (easier to put your face in your plate). So this morning, after years of procrastinating, I decided to shorten the table: took me almost ...

Happy Chinese New Year

This photo of lucky charms taken during the Chinese New Year celebaration in Beijing has been the photo I have sold most :-) All my chinese new year photos in this nice gallery.

Breakdancing Smurf

Going through the plethora of photos I have from Beijing, I found those three: at the Lama Temple in Beijing, an Asian tourist trying to keep himself warm by doing some rather odd moves :D

Going Back Home

Only 3.5 hours from Beijing to Tokyo…

Beijing Airport

Brand new, free WLAN, comfy chairs and – in some areas – extremly close to the taxiway :)

Beijing Blue Sky

Every once in a while, on a lucky day such as this, the pollution goes away and the sky above Beijing turns blue ! Here on my way from Beijing West Railway station – coming back from Xian – to my hotel in Chaoyang.

Z19 From Beijing to Xian

This time we decided to avoid riding the plane (too much of it on a yearly basis anyway) and give the train a try between Beijing and Xian: eleven hours ride, leaving Beijing at 21:30 and arriving in Xian at 8:30. Around 400 CNY each for a 4-berth soft sleeper cabin: not too expensive, quite ...

Beijing Railway Sation

Waiting for the Z19 train to Xian in and around Beijing’s West Railway Station, including a short stop at the local KFC, to eat the spicy chicken burger that I learned to appreciate very much during my years in Beijing :-)

Beijing Taxi

Beijing taxis haven’t changed much since I was living in Beijing 5 years ago: same colours, same models, only the fare became a bit more expensive. Here are a few photos I took during my ride from the airport to the hotel. Pay attention to the clear skies – the pollution on that day was ...

LTE-A Workshop

Second 3GPP LTE-Advanced Evaluation Workshop.

Intercontinental Beichen

The best hotel I have stayed at for quite a while.

Good Morning Beijing

Raining; avoid taxis!

Beijing Preview

Still a few hundreds of photos to sort…

Potato Hill

Spicy Lamb

Meng Gu Kao Yang Rou – highly recommended !

Air Quality Index

AQI of 250 today in Beijing, which qualifies as "very unhealthy"…

Tackiness

Shangri-La @ Beijing

Good Morning Beijing

A more familiar view now…

RAN2#69bis

Hosted by Huawei in Beijing.

Good Morning Beijing

Those towers were not here 4 years ago…

Delta to Beijing