China - Beijing
July 9th 2008 The bus into Beijing was smart and air-conditioned, but from inside you could see how polluted the city was. Can they really be hosting an Olympic games here in a little over a month?
I take in the tourist sites of Beijing, starting with the Forbidden City. I'd heard they'd built a Starbucks in the outer coutryard, but must have since removed it - thank God!
As you'd imagine, for an attracti
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