A very easy flight, some sleep, good service.
We were met at the airport around three PM, [a 12 hour flight], by a English speaking guide called Crystal. We were whisked outside to a waiting car that looked like mine except it was Chinese made and called Red Star. A very nice car and smart driver. She confirmed that we are indeed a group of two.
We were at the hotel in 1/2 hour and soon checked in. The Beijing Hilton, pretty darn nice. We had a one hour lay down and went for a walk, a biting wind was blowing. It was more like the Las Vegas strip than the capital of China. Very, very, clean, neat, orderly and modern.
We went into a few of the shops and were bewildered by the products for sale, most of which we could not identify, Packaging and colour seem to be very important.
We needed a wee bite to eat and had an adventure with the menu, the chopsticks, the three foot noodles and the waiter. All good. A short walk to the hotel, do the blog and go to bed: a very nice big fluffy bed. It has been a very long and interesting day but that bed sure looks good from here!
The pictures are self evident, taken on our walk, except Fellette finishing the noodles from the communal soup bowl!
Did you say "communal soup bowl"... How many people are we talking about?
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