Tour de Beijing (at midnight)

Good news....I'M ALIVE. Not to be overly dramatic, but I was on a bike riding in whatever lane was most convenient heading in who knows what direction unable to read the street signs or see other bikers in the lane, crossing 14 lanes of traffic! Now imagine that and multiply it by 3....hahaha but I'm not being dramatic. It's ok, I made it home in the end. But note to self: getting lost biking in Southern Beijing at midnight is not fun. Fantastic, good to know. And did I mention I was on my cell phone while biking for roughly a quarter of that time? It's an under appreciated skill, the one handed biking trick, especially when there are oblivious pedestrians in the road and you can't ring your bell because that hand is holding the precious cellular device..... it's ok, I didn't hit anyone. Frankly, it would have been their fault if I had! Indeed I am catching on to how things work in this city :)