Beijing is quite simply massive - walking anywhere takes forever! Shame the taxi drivers are reluctant to pick up tourists. Even when they do stop you often have to give them directions - that includes the major tourist attractions. Huge parts of the city resemble a building site as work for the 2008 Olympic Games is in full swing. We did mange to get a glimpse of the stadium which is very impressive and resembles a 'birds nest'. We visited the usual sight...

Oh want a difference a day makes! It takes a while to get used to people constantly jumping queues and spitting in the streets. We're obviously a novelty as people stare at you and even take pictures. The streets are full of hawkers trying to sell you anything from CDs to watches. Shanghai is a mixture of the old and the new. On the one hand there is the ultra modern Pudong District with its endless skyscrapers including the Jinmao Tower (world's 4th tallest...