We've been living the high life (literally) in Beijing for a week now and are really grateful to Ben for his awesome hospitality. We're on the 20th floor of one of the many posh appartment buildings in the Pingod development, with such luxuries as a bed, separate bathroom and dvd player!
This city is crazy. It seems to sprawl endlessly in every direction, but it could be a trick of the haze since it is impossible to see any further than half a mile into the distance. We've been shown some excellent local cuisine, great bars and have also been out to the Great Wall which was incredible. It's nice to have the time to be tourists after rushing across the rest of the world and not seeing everything we had wanted to. We visited the Forbidden City last week which gave us our first real taste of Chinese history. It really was a stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of a city which is changing so fast.
After a little digging around we have managed to find very well priced flights that leave from Shanghai, so the Operation Panda team will be heading home tomorrow after.
See you soon x
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