I arrived in Beijing last tuesday. City hot and humid with a lot of hustle and bustle - everyone seems to be in a rush to get somewhere. I didn't do much that day as I was quite jet lagged, but I was very brave and went out to dinner on my own! Noone here speaks english, not even the basics, but I eventually found a restaurant with pictures on the menu, so just pointed! I had some sort of noodle soup - couldn't identify the meat, but it was very nice! Went b...