Persongalleriet #644: Beijing, Day 12

June 25th, 2016.
On this day, I went to the Art Zone 798 hoping to see some nice art and to make said art a part of my street photography.

Art Zone 798 used to be a large factory complex, built in the 1950's, mainly by East Germans.

There was some photography to see. Sony Photography Awards here in the background. There was also a small museum claiming to be the first independent photographic museum in China.

T Rex & the Twins.

Be well, everybody!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #643: Beijing, Day 9-11

Day 9: Went to the Forbidden City, which I wrote about in the previous blog entry.
After finishing up I felt hungry, tired and very very warm. It was +35 C after all! I had a light lunch of some mild, but delicious, jiaozi, so as not to aggravate my stomach too much. Here's a pic shot through the restaurant window:

Back in my room during the early evening I realized I had a fever. Even though I had about 2 liters of water during the day, between that tourist belly and the heat, it must have been way too little.

Day 10: A bad night with rising fever and fluids just coming out and I decided to stay in the air-conditioned room all day. Just having water and nothing else. The fever subsided eventually and in the evening I added some lukewarm Coca-Cola, with the bubbles whisked away. (Old Lindskog family household trick for upset bellies). No photos at all on day 10.

Day 11: Throughout the day, I kept drinking lots of water and a little of the coke mentioned above. Strangely enough, I felt quite energetic and went on an early morning photo-walk. Here are some of the snaps:

Sunflower alley!

Even the Chinese get the Blues!  :-)

Bike With a View.

The Pups.

After the photo-walk, I tried a buttered slice of toast for breakfast which stayed with me. That got my hopes up a bit. Call me crazy, but I went on a trek across Beijing with the goal of streeting at Beijing Train Station. Found a western style café for lunch. A tuna sandwich and an iced tea worked perfectly!

I'm gonna save the train station shots for future blogs.

Be well everybody!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #641: Beijing, Day 8

Tuesday June 21st, 2016.
Unfortunately, my Monday of rest didn't give me the results I had hoped for. Actually my back was feeling worse than ever and now my stomach had started to act up. A mild case of tourist belly maybe...
I decided to just do morning and evening walks and rest during the worst heat of the day. Here are some of the shots:

Be well, everybody!  :-)

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #640: Beijing, Day 7

Monday the 20th of June, 2016.
I had decided to take the Monday off. No shooting and some rest for my aching back. And also resting my head from a, so far, pretty tough work schedule. But, still, I couldn't resist doing the morning walk! It was another sunny morning, and the light was wonderful!  :-)

A lot of the subjects you'd want to photograph are bound to be in the shadow, even in the relative cool of the early morning. (Even more so in the full blast heat of the day).

At the end of the walk I stopped for some more of those addictive little dough-buns:

After a while this guy sat down at my table to have his breakfast. He had some preserved vegetables with his dough-buns and rinsed it all down with some rice gruel.

Be well, everybody.

Persongalleriet #638: Beijing, Day 5 - Lama Temple

Been there twice before, it's a really wonderful place! A top notch tourist attraction that is actually used for it's original purpose - praying to the buddha!

Learning the Way.

The Dragon.

Pairs

At the Prayer Wheel.

Umbrellas.

Colour coordinated.

Snack Time.

That's it for today!

Be well, everybody!

/Niklas