Take on the grey outside my window

When you first land in Beijing after an exhausting 13 hour flight you feel like you are landing into a cloud.  Sitting at the window, you don't see the typical skyline, coastline or highline, you only see grey.  The first time I came over here, I was a 21 year old kid but now as a ten trip veteran at the age of 37, I'm a little bit more jaded.   I remember sitting at a hotel in a major industrial city in the heartland of China a decade ago and calling home and mentioning that it was so foggy here.  I had had breakfast at the top floor and hadn't been able to see out of the window across the street.   The next day when I sat in the same spot seeing the same fog, I thought it must be a weird weather pattern.  The next day I was getting a bit concerned because with only one day left, I had not taken an amazing picture from, I had hoped to of the bustling city.  On day three, as I was met with the same foggy view, it dawned on me.  This wasn't fog at all bit instead smog.   All those crazies wearing their facial masks were the smart ones

The country is amazing in it's growth, history and potential bit good god you can't walk 15 feet without coughing up a lung

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