beijing, eh? we rocked up here two days ago, got off the crazy 24-hour train ride feeling hungry (and low, in my case), a bit groggy and glad to be here. so we thought. ok, maybe i haven't spent long enough here to judge it (well, definitely i haven't), but beijing is not exactly doing it for me. maybe it's cos we don't have a map and therefore can't find anything. maybe it's because the two vegetarian restaurants we walked for hours to find, on separate nights, both turned out not to exist. maybe it's because everything is grey, and i'm tired, and have eaten not enough meals in the last few days. i don't know. i think maybe on a full stomach, a decent night's sleep and with the right people, beijing could be cool.
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