Nee how!! We made it to our first stop-Beijing! The ten hour flight over was good, with films and as many free alcoholic drinks as you liked!! So we were happy 'relaxing, chillaxing to the maxxin!' Not a bad start to our trip. Luckily we sat next to a chinese man who lived on the outskirts of Beijing centre, and was king enough to ring our hotel when we landed to get directions in chinese for our taxi driver. On arriving we were bustled into a taxi and got our first glimpse of the enourmous city. The first thing you notice is the ammense smog, WOW, it is bad! The taste it leaves in your mouth is like you have just smoked a packet of cigarettes, not very nice, and generally the place seemed quite dirty!
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