So, here we are at last. After a 12:30 hours flight from Johannesburg to Hong Kong, and another 2:30 hours flight to Beijing. Very tired, but extremely satisfied, we arrived in Beijing, took our time through customs, and eventually got a taxi to the Super 8 Hotel. Nothing fancy, but decent enough. With a very firm bed - and the empasize is on "very" we got a chance to catch up on some lost sleep. Woke up a couple of hours later, and decided to try out some local cuisine. Now, as we expected there is some language barriers, but at least there is some photos attached on the menus so you can at least get an idea of what to expect. The problem is that carrots and chillies look very much the same on a
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