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Published: June 14th 2006
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Arrived in Beijing and battled our way through the bustle on a local bus from the airport in which Hywel and his rucksack took up most of the space. Like zombies went to a nightmarket where all sorts were waved at us on sticks from strawberries to scorpions and then to tiannamen square for a walk. Amazed by the throat and lung racking of the chinese followed by the customary spitting by the side of the road! Weather is beautiful today and we have spent the afternoon strolling around the summer palace and can completely understand why the emperors chose to while away their summers there away from the frenetic bustle and garish colours of the city.
Also the beer is 3 yuan a go! That's about 20p! The only English speaking we have so far encountered is a small child who ran up to us, said "Hello" then 'Bye Bye" and ran off. Hywel used chinese sign language to get paying for the cab completely wrong yesterday. Hywel's "famous" sense of direction let him down yesterday and Charlotte (a girl) had to correct him. "Finding Yourself " is proving traumatic.
Anyway here's some photos of our progress so
far.....
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Hostel luxury
Please take more pictures of hostels to prove to Barnes that they are acceptable (even pleasant!) places to stay... :o)