Saturday, 10 August 2013

#beijing

Ni Hao!!!

Well here I am safe and sound in Beijing!

I just want to say that after flying in Air Canada's wonderful business pods, I'm not going to be able to fly cattle class again. It was a LONGGGG flight but quite comfortable if I do say so myself! 

So first and obvious observation: the air quality (or lack thereof). As the plane was landing, all you could see was a layer of smog. Think thick fog that you can see only across the street, except for the fact that it sure isn't fog!!! Even though I knew it coming here and had seen pictures, nothing prepares you for the pollution in the air here. When I went on a walk later in the evening, the air was making my eyes burn.  I want everyone to go outside and take a big lungful of nice, clean air for me!

I got through Immigration and found my bags and I found my way to my apartment-hotel fairly easily. It's very nice, and outfitted with everything you could need. Even a wash machine! And they left me a little welcome gift that included cookies! 
Anyone who knows me at all knows how happy cookies make me! (And yes, they have been opened)

Well this is jumping around and I'm getting too tired to string sentences together so ill leave you with one thing I found on my walk of the neighborhood:
(Guess I don't have to worry if my back gets bad, though I'm a bit concerned as to what fiery dragon is)


2 comments:

  1. CHIPS AHOY!!! or the knock off version of it

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  2. Probably better than a white dragon ;)

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