Hello! So today we woke up at 4am because of the jet lag and just coudn't get back to sleep. So we were up and dressed and ready to go for 8am and decided to find our way around the main part of the city. We took the subway to Tiananmen Square (the central point where all the tourists go!) and when we stepped out on to the street we were completely awestruck - the area is just amazing! The Forbidden City is just so beautiful and was full of Chinese tourists - we ...

Hello everyone! Well, we have arrived in Beijing and so far everything is going well. A few mix ups when we arrived and a very long flight which has left us very jet lagged and confused! We arrived in Beijing at 9.30am local time and took the airport train from the airport to downtown Beijing. It only cost us about 2 pounds so we were very happy we picked the cheapest option! When we got in to the city we had to take the subway to the location of our hostel - j...