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Tea stand
This is the woman we bought most of our teas from at the hutong market. She was sweeter than she looks.
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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2007
Disappearing Beijing
An all too familiar sight in the hutongs of Beijing: big open pits where ancient homes were a few days...
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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2007
Rush hour?
Giant wok (pan) of deliciousness
More street food hawkers at the Donghuamen Night Market.
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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2007
Not the N train
The subway cars in Beijing are surprisingly quiet. The ride is smooth, fast, and relatively uneventful. It...
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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2007
Leave Us Alone
Another plea for Astroland, as seen on a shuttered storefront.
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2007
Last Day
The entrance to Astroland, as seen at dusk on its last day.
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2007
Astroland Bathroom
To love Astroland is to embrace all of its unsightly little quirks... including, of course, its notoriously grotesque trailer facilities.
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2007
Ass, Gas, or Cash
"No one rides for free" As seen at a gritty sign store on Surf Ave
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2007
Water Flume
Astroland's gloriously slimey Water Flume: one last ride before it gets carted away for good.
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2007
We Heart Astroland
Astroland Rocket
Another soon-to-be sold-off artifact (above the concession stands on the boardwalk). I Wonder how much it will go for?
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2007
Here to Stay
The iconic Parachute Jump is a protected landmark and plays spectator to the fate of its less-fortunate Astroland brethren.
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2007
