BEIJING II The two main things that stick out from doing all the touristee excursions in Beijing was firstly the amount of people viewing the attractions and secondly the amount of Communist guards in the City, they seem to be guarding every building, whether it be a construction site, a national building or even a restuarant, one solider saluted me as I entered the premises, so I obviously saluted back! We spent the last day exploring downtown by foot, visitng...

BEIJING I We landed in Beijing on a chilly Friday morning under a clear blue sky and were instantly met by out travel rep, Lily - pronounced Lei-Lay. Nim took a shining to her instanly as she reminded him of his current infatuation, Lily Allen. Beijing seemed to be an urban zoo where cars, bikes and pedestrains where all in a battle for the same space, with none of them winning. The streets of Beijing of were broken up in blocks and grids, whilst each street ...