gloria, a petite little real estate agent, takes me on an electric bike tour of beijing courtyards…

was a german foundation’s office, looks like it, the courtyard half covered and half open-air, would be big enough if you don’t mind the covered part, environmentally friendly heating system uses little pellets that look like rabbit poo, no furniture, more images here

much cosier than the one above, dark wood, furnished nicely, 2 bathrooms, large kitchen, though the courtyard may border on small… lively area hadn’t visited before, in the west…

the final stop of the evening just happens to be… Mr. Liu’s house. he was very happy to see me, though he said he was sad that the place still wasn’t rented out yet. we are all friends now, don’t worry. just say what your needs are and we can change things around. the bush? we can take that away, no problem!