Beijing's population is almost 30 million people, virtually the same as all of Canada's! There's a thick haze blocking the sun even on the nicest of days. It's easy to see why Olympic athletes are coming here ahead of time to get used to it.
This is what a sunny day in Beijing can look like!
Traffic in the city is crazy. We were told that there are about 5 million cars in the city - at every intersection, buses, cars, bicyclists and pedestrians are all heading in front of each at each other, but somehow people seem to make it work.
The next thing we noticed as we took our bus into the city was all the construction going on everywhere - roads, bridges, and buildings. 
This city is going crazy with construction projects, again, in preparation for this summer's Olympics.
2 comments:
All the pollution, cars, construction, people...makes you appreciate home even more. Hope you all are having a fantastic trip. Thanks for the blog, keep it coming:)
Yeah, the trip definitely made me appreciate home more. I have a better appreciation for things like clean air, toilets, clean water, controlled traffic, lol, etc. It made me realize how proud I am to be Canadian!
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