Tag Archives: high-speed hutong

Brick Factory Lane

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Meg

This is right where Stick and I lived in Beijing! You can see the drum tower, the bridge by Qianhai, and my own private landmarks, like the exercise equipment and the bird cages on our old street. The narration is … Continue reading →

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There Goes The Neighborhood

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Meg

As we carried our bags and boxes down the winding carless alleys to our new hutong home, we passed our new neighbors, grandparents and toddlers having dinner in the doorways and staring curiously at the heavily-laden foreign couple. Stick turned … Continue reading →

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Paternal Guidance

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Meg

I told my dad about our new hutong home. He said I could live even closer to the Forbidden City but I’d probably have to become a concubine.

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International Communications

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Meg

Stick and I saw this car on Saturday when we were walking down to Houhai from our NEW APARTMENT. “Wash me” in three languages. I love Beijing! We kept walking down along the lake to the Starbucks. It was just … Continue reading →

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Twelve Kwai Of Trouble

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Meg

Stick and I went back to our possible hutong home, mostly to see if we could find it on our own. We were successful, and I fell even more in love with the neighborhood. The area is Brick Factory Road, … Continue reading →

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