Sunday, August 24, 2008

Interesting Signs

OK, what trip to an asian country is complete without mention of Engrish signs. Signs like these are why I don't attempt to copy Chinese characters onto a slip of paper to use to tell a cab driver where to take me. I hate to think of the mistakes I'd make.

First, at Badaling (the Great Wall) there were a couple of snack shops.





Inside the Olympic compound, on some sort of scaffolding parts:


In the subway, on a door:



At the Terracotta Army site:


A store just outside of the Terracotta Army site. Perhaps it means that they haven't actually given up communism for capitalism.


A small restaurant in Beijing:



On top of the Great Wall:

1 comment:

Fasthands said...

I shall commit no nuisance before its time!