Beijing
I have sadly become what I had feared when I created this area of the site… a neglectful blog owner. But no more! Thanks to the chastisement of friends I have decided to finally make an update.
I am currently visiting Beijing, China.. just in time for the Lunar New Year. My longtime friend Ben Schuellein and his girlfriend Sophie have been living here for several years and have graciously allowed me to stay with them while I’m here. The celebrations for the New Year have been going on for over a week now. The celebrating reached a peak the night before the new year began when fireworks exploded over every block of Beijing for over six straight hours. I have never witnessed anything like it. I was completely awestruck and overwhelmed by the scope of the celebration. I am attaching a small photo of Ben in the midst of several thousand firecrackers and a short video of a pan across the skyline. The video is small, but you can see how the fireworks stretch over every part of the city.
