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

Persongalleriet #636: Beijing, Day 5 - Morning Walk

It's become my morning routine to do a short photo-walk in the alleys near my hostel, to make use of the lower sun and the slightly more comfortable temperature. Some days I get an early chinese breakfast of dumplings dipped in vinegar and chili.

The small dumpling shops stack these metal or basket steamer sections into big stacks:

The steam goes up through the steamer chimney and cooks it all!

At the duck place.

More dumplings!

Morning Toilette.

Morning Stretch.

Hutong Selfie.

Moped Monk.

Drawing up plans for life?

Be well everybody!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #635: Beijing, Day 4

That's Friday the 17th! The main attraction of the day was the Temple of Heaven park. It's teeming of activity, people practise musical instruments, do coordinated dancing, advanced gymnastics and much much more! But of course, I was shooting on morning and evening walks, too, and also on the way to the park and back.

In my alley.

On the subway.

The Poodle. Outside the east gate of Tiantan, Temple of Heaven.

Park work-out.

How to deal with the afternoon heat.

Quick Fix.

The Restaurant.

Chinese Dreams.

Evening Stroll.

That's it for today, folks! Be well everybody!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #634: Beijing, Day 3

I'm a couple of days behind with the blog. So, day three was on Thursday even though I'm writing this on Saturday. Once more, I did three photo-walks: morning, midday and evening.The morning walk has already become a routine. To walk through the narrow hutongs near the hostel as the city is waking up is a treat!

On the midday tour I went to Tiananmen Square and later further south to the streets and alleys there. When you're in Tiananmen you really really need that classic shot with the old chairman in the background...

Going back and forth between your destination and home isn't just a chore and a waste of time. At least not for the streetie! Here's one from the bus:

And one from the subway:

And when you're walking the streets between sights you can more often than not find something interesting. Like for example the Chinese equivalent of a Wunderbaum:

Or this nice family near Xidan.

Finally, back at my "home" avenue, Xinjiekou Nandajie:

Be well everybody!

/Niklas