Day one of our trip started well - upgraded on the flight from London is always a bonus. Managed to locate the hostel without too much trouble, caught up on some much needed sleep and walked around the area. Took the plunge and sampled some local food from a street seller in a hutong. Went to a Kung Fu show this evening with some other guys from the hostel and grabbed some noodles in a local place, luckily one of them spoke Chinese, I think we're going to have to go with the point and hope for the best option from now on. Booked on a bike tour of the city in the morning (yes, a push bike) hopefully the wrist will hold up and we'll get to see a lot. Great Wall trip on Thursday.
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