My last day in BJ was the brightest, sunniest day I had ever seen. At times, you could actually see a few clouds in the sky. It was beautiful, actually, and people seemed a lot friendlier than usual. I went down to ' Panjiayuan market in Chayoyang district. This is, hands down, the coolest market I've seen. It had everything- books, antiques, junk. I found what I was looking for - a Great Wall medium format camera for approx $60. I probably could have gotten it cheaper, but I really suck at the barganing thing. Torward the end of the day, I wandered my Hutong and stumbled across a food market. Meat, fish, fruit, old bikes, everything was sold here. I bought some lychee fruit and returned to my room to pack. This is the
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