First steps

First steps

Asia » China » Beijing
August 20th 2007

Published: September 6th 2007

Ok, it's time to start a more chronological account of the China travel and I start with our first stop, Beijing. First steps there were like arriving to a different world. Never ending unstructured line to the immigration, people jumping all over us at the exit of the airport, and the taxi scam, all was there for our entertainment. I guess we had to go through all this so that we could get better... Read Full Entry

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Millions of people run around the Forbidden city.

Decoration in one of the temples in Forbidden City

Guarding the Forbidden City

Playing with bike

Beijing has lots of bikes on the streets but I heard not as many as it used to have.

Mysterious street food

You can find a lot of strange fried stuff on Wangfujing Snack street. It's across the street from the very big mall on the corner of Wangfuing and Dongchang'an. Go along Wangfujing from Dongchang'an and turn left once you pass the mall. It's under the arch.

In the Lao She Tea House

One of the famous tea houses in Beijing, though it's a bit touristy. We were seated at the table with another family.

Acrobats in Lao She Tea House

The shows in the tea house are good, but short.

Bush in Lao She Tea House

There is a statue of Bush at the entrance of the tea house to increase the tourist value I guess.

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