After a welcome and torrential rain yesterday we had a very cool evening.
Today Friday, real blue sky with CCTV flying over.

See the rain in Julong, with “green roofs” and my private jungle on my office balcony.
Disappointment yesterday evening. I wanted to take some foreign guests around Sanlitun Bar area and have a drink at The Tree (a very popular Belgian bar with the best pizza in town). It was closed. Under pressure from the paranoid police nearby – they also closed down nearby shops and noodle restaurant. And erected a big iron gate to seal off access to the alley on one side. So, no more shortcut between The Tree and Nearby The Tree.
Sad. In the most important time for Beijing, outlets are forced to close without compensation. “Welcome to Beijing”. Kind of.
Well, could be worse. Kai and the others were open. The DVD shop was closed however.