Back to “The Land of the not so Free”

I have just taken an intermission from packing for my second trip to China. This time I will be in Beijing, which I heard is even more polluted than where I was on my last trip. Yes! At least my company booked me on Continental airlines. You gotta love the Boeing 777 and if the SUPERBOWL XLII CHAMPION New York Giants fly Continental then it is certainly good enough for me. I am taking my last look at Wikipedia because it is one of the many things in the PRC this is censored. Speaking of censorship, you might find this interesting. Here is a short list of things I cannot photograph:

images of Mao Zedong
laundry
the Chinese flag
shirtless men

That’s no joke. I can’t shoot that stuff. As I perused wiki I found this interesting article on the 2008 Chinese winter storms.

2008 Chinese Winter Storms

It looks like I am in for a great trip! LOL!!! Fortunately, the Chinese people I have met so far have been super nice and all of the American folks on this project have been extremely supportive and great to work with so it will be a great time - censorship and all. My next report will be from Beijing. Please stay tuned!