Managed to leave the airport runways behind and find a river and have a river run this morning. Very hazy and foggy, 75F. Quiet on roads being so early and few people cycling or walking to work. The road followed river and clearly in a flood zone. They were concreting part of the road so just like being at home with the road construction outside my house! Lots of fields, tree lined paths and marshland. Some fisherman were right in the river with hand nets. On the way back saw some local runners. Always great to know find running routes popular with locals. Will post the Garmin route when return home - as forgot the transfer device. Nice to have a rural run in Beijing after city center run in Shanghai. This time I knew google maps would mark the hotel inaccurately and I was able to corrcetly find hotel and recce potential routes much better. Passed goats, sheep being herded along the road. Plenty of people and their dogs that were all not interested in me. And usual amount of morning people standing and do the slapping thing with their arms.
Interestingy my blog ( and all google's) is blocked in China. Add that to youtube, twitter, facebook also blocked. Weird reminder that having an opinion and being able to publish thoughts, etc is a freedom so may of us just take for granted. At least by nature of internet anyone that is blocked can jump over to a non-chinese computer and still use the services. Reminds me of the situation when they had to broadcast the Beatles et al on ships off the UK coast line because the government banned their communication for a while.
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