Day 1: Arrival in Beijing I finally flew out of Heathrow on Saturday afternoon having been airport shopping for a few forgotten essentials (including soap, a purse, and a bag for hand luggage...), and arrived in Beijing on Sunday. It was pretty cold when I got here, probably similar temperatures to England but with the addition of an icy Siberian wind that probably makes it feel much colder. After a bus and rickshaw ride, I arrived at my accomodation. Fortunately I booked a bed in advance, which is just as well because this city is vast, and even with a sense of direction (which I don't pretend to have), finding your way around is pretty difficult. There's also a tendency to attract quite a lot of attention when walking round with an oversized backpack. Anyway, I'm
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