Stampede, in Midtown

Photo by myself, at 34th Street and 9th Avenue, in Midtown.

 Here's the typical morning rush hour - a bunch of people walking as quickly as possible, wearing serious expressions, eyes focused on some distance point ahead.

 I call this the 'don't mess with me look'. As you can see, the majority of guys don't wear suits to work. Business casual is more the norm.

 Likewise for women, high heels and stockings are rare. Many women wear tights in the colder months. As the weather warms up, sandals and bare legs are common, since it can get quite hot on the pavement. --I have to say that we are spoiled in America, where traffic and space operate on a completely different plane from Asia. The streets are so much narrower and less crowded in Manhattan (and of course, even less so in smaller US cities).

I'm traveling back from Beijing to LA. My fiance Mark is helping me post photos, in the meantime.