Over the last few weeks

So you see these signs all over the city, but I'm not sure what they're pointing to. I'm pretty sure the Olympic Village isn't particularly close to this sign, and in any case its just indicating an entrance onto a highway. Hopefully their signage for the proper highway exit is just as well marked.

There are a lot of people in China. To get from my house to the subway I take a bus that passes through this intersection, which is always crowded (although this day way particularly bad). This photo was taken from the bus window. Interestingly, Kunming (the city I visited last weekend) has started putting in bus-only express lanes down the middle of their streets to make bus travel more attractive and reliable. If only Beijing would follow suit!