Monday, May 5, 2008Beijing
Taxi drivers in Beijing are notorious for not knowing where things are located. In their defense, street names and numbers are almost meaningless, with little or no logic applied. Drivers pull over and ask directions from random folks on the sidewalk as routinely as they turn street corners.
Same plan applies to the trikes. We pulled over to a little “shop” the driver knew, he purchased a Chinese map, and had me show him where I was headed (this is, of course, about ten minutes into the ride that began with his insistence he recognized my destination, the Underground City).
Oh well, I’m riding in a vehicle with a side mirror held together with packing tape, so what the heck. It’s an adventure.
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