China

This was our first venture into China, but just a few days in Beijing isn't enough to get to know the country. We'd heard all the stories about China and the economic boom and had to see it for ourselves. Parts of it did look quite nice, well planned with wide streets and impressive buildings. But you can still see some of old China, with plenty of people still riding their Flying Pigeon bicycles in the lane next to the Mercedes. A lot of top flight people, too, but then lots of other guys with really bad hair and cheap plastic shoes. We're going to have to take a look at some other parts of that country and figure it out.