Daily Life in Old Beijing: Dad went for a morning walk and found cats on rooftops, a little dog, a caged songbird, potted plants — and a reminder that Beijing’s hutongs are still people’s homes. Not every travel story needs a famous attraction. Sometimes you just need a fat cat. 😂 Dad was walking through a Beijing hutong (胡同, hútòng) one morning when a fluffy white cat wandered past. Nothing unusual about...
Daily Life in a Beijing Hutong: We walked beyond the postcard image and found public toilets, neighborhood services, shops, scooters, construction — and an ordinary weekday morning unfolding around us. Before visiting Beijing, it’s easy to imagine a hutong (胡同, hútòng) as something from old China. Gray walls. Narrow lanes. Red doors. Traditional courtyard houses (四合院, sìhéyuàn). Perhaps a bicycle passing by at exactly the right moment for your photograph. 😂 But...
Dad thought the birthday surprises were finished. They weren’t. 😂❤️ Earlier that evening, Dad & Elaine had been traveling back to Beijing (北京, Běijīng) from Dezhou by high-speed rail. Elaine had already celebrated Dad’s birthday aboard the train — without a real candle, so she simply drew one onto Dad’s birthday photo with her iPad. 😂 After arriving at Beijing South Railway Station (北京南站, Běijīng Nán Zhàn), we connected onto the Beijing...
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