Hi everyone! Having a great time so far. We've a little time before heading off to Hong Kong so thought we'd drop you a line and to let you know what we've been up to so far. 16.10.08 Arrived in Beijing after an uneventful flight, but exhausted. Got the underground and easily found our way to the hostel thanks to Jase's planning before we got here. Made us realise how bad the London Underground is in comparison. Beijing's is hyper modern, all signs in English as well as Chinese, very punctual and with plasma screens everywhere - not what we expected! Maybe we have the Olympics to thank for that. First impressions - very smoggy, very built up and hardly any Westerners - we're getting stared at a lot. I feel like saying "What?!!" but have
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