Comments on: Beijing http://www.triscribe.com/2005/11/19/beijing/ We're still here! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Y C http://www.triscribe.com/2005/11/19/beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Y C Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:28:26 +0000 http://www.triscribe.com/wp/archives/901#comment-795 Well, Jin Ma Hotel has a Starbucks in the lobby. I saw another one near the university so Starbucks is around. Saw a couple of KFCs (also at the Beijing International terminal exit area) and McDs. Zhongguancun, Haidian District is pretty happening. They are putting up nice concrete facade here. Traffic is a mess but looks nice. They are tearing down a lot of the old and putting up the new for Beijing 2008. The downside of Beijing 2008 is that it's solely responsible for the removal of any old, traditional, landmark type of buildings/look around the city. Not as bad as Shanghai but I'm sure by 2008, it'll be very complete. Such is the price for advancement. Well, Jin Ma Hotel has a Starbucks in the lobby. I saw another one near the university so Starbucks is around. Saw a couple of KFCs (also at the Beijing International terminal exit area) and McDs.

Zhongguancun, Haidian District is pretty happening. They are putting up nice concrete facade here. Traffic is a mess but looks nice. They are tearing down a lot of the old and putting up the new for Beijing 2008.

The downside of Beijing 2008 is that it’s solely responsible for the removal of any old, traditional, landmark type of buildings/look around the city. Not as bad as Shanghai but I’m sure by 2008, it’ll be very complete. Such is the price for advancement.

]]> By: ssw15 http://www.triscribe.com/2005/11/19/beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-794 ssw15 Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:03:27 +0000 http://www.triscribe.com/wp/archives/901#comment-794 Do they have Starbucks at every other corner in Beijing like they do in NYC? Oh, wait - I think I read saw the news somewhere that there's only one Starbucks in China right now? Well, I suppose I could check Starbucks' website on that bit of info... Do they have Starbucks at every other corner in Beijing like they do in NYC? Oh, wait – I think I read saw the news somewhere that there’s only one Starbucks in China right now? Well, I suppose I could check Starbucks’ website on that bit of info…

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