Descending into the courtyard for Cloud Dispelling Hall
Our room at the Beijing hotel, Cote Cour
Budding tree in the courtway
Pool with koi
More flowers in the courtyard
Packed and ready for the train
Beijing West train station
Bagged Peking duck is everywhere
On the high speed train, at about 300 kph
Stacy's a fan of the room in Pingyao, at Jing's Residence
Petal-powered tub
Wacky rafters and beams
Loose-leaf teas
Inside the grounds at the hotel
East Street, with the hotel's shuttered windows on the right
Rennovations next door
Wandering down West Street in search of a late lunch
Meat on a stick
Golf cart with an oven for a trunk
Dried mushrooms and berries
City walls, built in 1370
Rabbits and other items for sale
Skewers of all sorts
Smaller entry gate
Should your bicycle get detained, check here
Helen Keller eyewear - live for yourself
West Street in the afternoon sun
Soy sauce fountain
Soy milk in bottles that look suspicously like something else
Approaching the north tower
Park just outside the walls
The rest of Pingyao isn't quite as cute
Moat, bridge, and street vendors
North Gate tower
Seems a bit ominous down there
Low key afternoon traffic
North Tower
Late afternoon sun on the wall
Strolling on the wall
Small amusement park just outside the walls
Looking at the newer parts of the city
Very little pedestrian traffic on the wall
Lots of gray one story buildings inside the wall
Rounding the corner
Tower on the west
Upper West Gate
Lots of solar setups
Empty lot
Falling into disrepair
Gate eaves
Light industrial micro-neighborhood inside the old city
Typical Pingyao roof
South Street
Closed down for the day
The south side isn't completely straight
Parking lot
Meandering along the south end
Park and green outside
Falling apart
Up on the wall
Sunset approaches
Card game
South Gate tower
Canon lineup
Trebuchet
South Street, approaching the City Tower in the middle of town
Night at the hotel
Night at the hotel
Heading down East Street to the pedestrian-only part of town
Hotel entrance at night
Relatively low traffic
Elaborate lantern
Late night delivery
All lit up
Tassles swinging in the breeze
South Street
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