The sky was blue today.  Of course, yesterday it looked like this:

After seeing what Shanghai was like, I really didn’t expect to see a blue sky in Beijing.  Traffic restrictions have recently come into effect in an effort to reduce pollution for the Olympics.  I was skeptical as to whether or not this would make a positive impact, but Paul, who has been here for the last month and a half said that he can see a difference in the air from before (what must that have been like?!).  So fewer cars, coupled with yesterday’s heavy rains seem to have rendered the sky blue, at least for today.