Beijing impressions
by Ole Chavannes, 08 september 2008

Already back for almost two weeks, but here some pics I want to share with you

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Yes, everybody has a job in China

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Maike and Winfried - the golden team - in front of the Holland Holladiee House

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The Bubble...

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The only Olympic match we attended was judo, with the Dutch golden medalist Dennis van der Geest, who happens to live
just a block behind our house in Haarlem. But poor Dennis' elbow was broken by his opponent, just after 2 minutes.
Luckily Dennis is also a DJ in Haarlem :-)

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Fresh bapao breads

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The Forbidden City entrance

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Putih pushing the doors of the Forbidden City open

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Engrish #2: next time Love in the Beijing..?

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closed = closed (who can translate these characters for me?)

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Making a tiny stamp

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Putih and Winfried picking a chicken ...with everything!

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The Great Chinese Wall: is it fog or smog?

Xie xie Olympic China for the many mixed impressions...

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