红酒·绿茶 / Red Wine & Green Tea / Vin Rouge et Thé Vert

Musei Capitolini Originally uploaded by yisu79 I started my second day in Roma with Musei Capitolini , an underrated, much less crowded but surprisingly good museum of Roman art and archeology. Colorful Athena Originally uploaded by yisu79 The museum is located on a small hilltop, Capitoline Hill. Once you climb it up, you would see the Piazza del Campidoglio with a replica of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in the center. I will show the picture of its original later. This Athena statue sits right in the center of the main building, Palazzo Senatorio. Sitting Athena Originally uploaded by yisu79 Because Athena is the goddess of heroic endeavor, you would see her a lot in government and military buildings. Coutyard Originally uploaded by yisu79 The entrance of the museum is in Palazzo dei Conservatori on the right of the Piazza. This time I didn't forget to ask for a floor plan. The first thing you see is the spacious courtyard. ...

As the title suggested, it had been three years since I went back home. So what had changed? You might ask. Well, for starters, this time I took my camera with me and acted totally like a tourist. Northwest Aircraft Originally uploaded by yisu1979 I was generally satisfied with my flight with Northwest Airline but I noticed minor changes as well: They stopped offering free drinks. Instead, they were sold for $5. Well, considering the soaring gas price, I forgave them. Road in Beijing Originally uploaded by yisu1979 Following my experience last time, I did not sleep at all the night I arrived at Beijing in order to deal with the 12-hour jet lag more efficiently. I learned this method from somewhere; it worked pretty well. The next morning, I was walking on the streets of Beijing. I could notice the poor air quality the moment I got off the plane and the booming number of automobiles and the lack of forestation explained it all. One Night in Beijing Original...