We got our Russian Visa in a super speedy 1.5hrs!
The air quality in Beijing was really poor and murky when we arrived and the town was in full swing for the 60 anniversary celebrations. Flowers were going up everywhere and huge tracts of Tienaman square were closed off. We got to see the whole parade and celebrations live on telly for 4 hours...and miraculously the weather was bright sunshine for the celebrations! Ian thinks they seeded the clouds...
We urbaneered through Beijing by strolling along and getting ourselves lost in one the Hutong areas. We spotted some Gargoyles and eventually made it to the White Pagoda, which almost seemlesly blended into the background. We also urbaneered in the art-district (Factory 798 Art Zone) by cheekily employing some smurfs and playing with some of the out-door and in-door exhibits. We managed to get the correct bus to and from the art-zone first time round!
We ate lots of Hotpots and generally had a very relaxing time in Bejing - our five days here went really quickly. Off to fly Air Koryo to North Korea in a bit.
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