Eric's Beijing Diary

Courtney was very concerned that I would be left alone during the Chinese New Year holiday, so she put together a list of her fellow students who live in Beijing, and would be willing to help me if I needed it. Wednesday she introduced me to Bulu. Yesterday Bulu and Piano and I took the subway to Tiananmen, and had dinner at a nice restaurant near the square. On the way to the square, I bought a sweet potato from a sidewalk vendor. Hard to believe it has been 40 years since I did that last. The price has gone up a little since then. Now they cost 2 yuan (about 25 cents). Back then I paid 5 or 10 yen, less than a nickel. But again, as I said, that was 40 years ago.