Our first night (22 August) was spent in Sydney so we could sat good bye to Thomas, Zoe and Elliot. Sweet Elliot was so happy to see grandpa.
We arrived in Beijing in the early hours of the morning after two uneventful flights. It's hot here, but not as humid as expected, so walking is quite bearable.
Out hotel is in Olympic Park, next to the conference centre. The first morning, with no real plans, we headed off to find the metro. "15 minutes walk" said the concierge, "always turn right then left". Well, not ones to give up easily and grab a cab like any sane people, an hour and a half of wandering past high rise apartments and shopping malls we finally found it. When we arrived in the city we found ourselves still surrounded by high rise buildings and incredibly glitzy malls full of every designer shop you can think of.
At last we spied this gate and took a look behind it.
...an interesting market.
Anyone for live scorpions?
Or maybe wee ducklings?
Our first lunch in China turned out to be a beauty. We selected the ingredients (no scorpions) and they woked it up for us. The chilli was pretty intense.
Sheltering from the heat.
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