Comments on: A Beijing commute http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: How do you get to work? :: Treadly and Me http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-8740 How do you get to work? :: Treadly and Me Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:21:15 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-8740 [...] Velorution points readers to a photo essay of a Beijing commute – very cool. [...] [...] Velorution points readers to a photo essay of a Beijing commute – very cool. [...]

]]> By: brezhnev.net » Archive » The new ride http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-8438 brezhnev.net » Archive » The new ride Mon, 04 May 2009 12:41:27 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-8438 [...] An ill-starred taxi ride recently left me without a commuter bike. Lesson learned: When taking a taxi, always get a receipt. Without one, the Bashi taxi company proved unable to recover my beloved Dahon Boardwalk, folded and placed in the trunk. It had recently been converted into what I dare say was China’s only fixed-gear folding bike. [...] [...] An ill-starred taxi ride recently left me without a commuter bike. Lesson learned: When taking a taxi, always get a receipt. Without one, the Bashi taxi company proved unable to recover my beloved Dahon Boardwalk, folded and placed in the trunk. It had recently been converted into what I dare say was China’s only fixed-gear folding bike. [...]

]]> By: Brittany http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-4594 Brittany Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:39:48 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-4594 Yea, I studied in BLCU too. I like your pictures. Yea, I studied in BLCU too. I like your pictures.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-4532 Andrew Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:54:58 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-4532 Hi, Brittany. I was going to BLCU (北京语言文化大学) at the time. Glad you enjoyed the pictures. Hi, Brittany. I was going to BLCU (北京语言文化大学) at the time. Glad you enjoyed the pictures.

]]> By: Brittany http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-4508 Brittany Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:15:17 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-4508 Andrew, I used to live in the area that you lived, and probably we went to the same school. It was exciting and long ride on the bike though. Andrew, I used to live in the area that you lived, and probably we went to the same school. It was exciting and long ride on the bike though.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-3798 Andrew Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:53:51 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-3798 I should add that I don't think bikes are allowed in Beihai park. I should add that I don’t think bikes are allowed in Beihai park.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-3797 Andrew Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:52:20 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-3797 Thanks, Matt! Glad you enjoyed it. I don't have my current Shanghai commute posted (frankly, it's too short and I don't think it's very exciting), but you can see a slightly more recent commute at: The Olympic stadium is a bit of a hike from the Lama Temple (it's right at the centre of the North 4th Ring Road), but it's quite doable -- about 10km or so would be my guess. Beijing is actually very easy to navigate, since so much of it is a perfect grid. Hope you have a great trip! Thanks, Matt! Glad you enjoyed it. I don’t have my current Shanghai commute posted (frankly, it’s too short and I don’t think it’s very exciting), but you can see a slightly more recent commute at:

The Olympic stadium is a bit of a hike from the Lama Temple (it’s right at the centre of the North 4th Ring Road), but it’s quite doable — about 10km or so would be my guess. Beijing is actually very easy to navigate, since so much of it is a perfect grid. Hope you have a great trip!

]]> By: Matt http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-3796 Matt Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:58:10 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-3796 Terrific photo essay. I hope you do another one for your new commute. I'll be in Beijing in a couple of weeks and want to rent a bike and go from our hotel near the Lama Temple to the Olympic Center and Bei hai park. Looking forward to getting lost along the way. Terrific photo essay. I hope you do another one for your new commute. I’ll be in Beijing in a couple of weeks and want to rent a bike and go from our hotel near the Lama Temple to the Olympic Center and Bei hai park. Looking forward to getting lost along the way.

]]> By: brezhnev.net » Archive » Another Beijing commute http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-517 brezhnev.net » Archive » Another Beijing commute Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:22:19 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-517 [...] A few months ago, I posted pictures of my Beijing commute from home to my language school. Since then, I have moved from my old apartment in Beijing’s northwestern university area to an apartment within the city’s Second Ring Road. The Second Ring traces the line once drawn by the imperial moat and city walls, so I am now living in “Old Beijing” — you can find my alley (or hutong) on Qing dynasty maps from the 18th century. In addition to a new flat, I also have a new commute destination in the city’s Central Business District (CBD) on the East Third Ring. I am blessed with perhaps one of the city’s most pleasant commutes, as it takes me along the old imperial lakes (Shichahai/Houhai), around the back of Jingshan Park to the northern end of the Forbidden City, and then east-southeast past Chaoyangmen to the Third Ring. [...] [...] A few months ago, I posted pictures of my Beijing commute from home to my language school. Since then, I have moved from my old apartment in Beijing’s northwestern university area to an apartment within the city’s Second Ring Road. The Second Ring traces the line once drawn by the imperial moat and city walls, so I am now living in “Old Beijing” — you can find my alley (or hutong) on Qing dynasty maps from the 18th century. In addition to a new flat, I also have a new commute destination in the city’s Central Business District (CBD) on the East Third Ring. I am blessed with perhaps one of the city’s most pleasant commutes, as it takes me along the old imperial lakes (Shichahai/Houhai), around the back of Jingshan Park to the northern end of the Forbidden City, and then east-southeast past Chaoyangmen to the Third Ring. [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html/comment-page-1#comment-319 Andrew Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:56:35 +0000 http://www.brezhnev.net/2006/04/10/62.html#comment-319 Hi, Max, It's not as crowded as, say, Hong Kong, because there's a lot more space -- but it can get pretty crowded at times. Parts of it are very modern, but it's very rural just a few kilometres North or West from where these pictures were taken. Thanks for visiting! Hi, Max,
It’s not as crowded as, say, Hong Kong, because there’s a lot more space — but it can get pretty crowded at times. Parts of it are very modern, but it’s very rural just a few kilometres North or West from where these pictures were taken. Thanks for visiting!

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