Beijing is the end of my journey with Aziza. She has been a good travelling companion. Seeing her orange and white colours was like a welcome home sign. My journey with Aziza was 18,413 km according to her tachograph. Beijing is full of shops, but if you want something in particular like postage packaging it is more difficult. It does though have very good coffee and cake, which is a novelty in China. The forbidden city is at the heart of Beijing and it absorbs thousands of visitors each day. My favourite place was the ceramics halls, an oasis of cool and quiet away from the crowds. The collection includes excellent pieces from my preferred dynasty, the Tang. Mum was impressed with the scale of the city and with the hall of supreme harmony sitting on
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