First days in China

Firsts days in China, in Beijing.

Today is my second day in China. Yesterday, just after landing, first thing I did: take a cab and go to the city center. Second thing: Buy a bike.

I love biking; it is part of my live. Here in Beijing there is plenty of people using their bikes, plenty.

I love it. They do have a city prepared for biker and many people commute by bike. It is clean, healthy and for short distances much faster than buses or underground.



My bike cost me 200 yuan (around 20 usd) when I leave I will sell again to the person that sold it to me or just give it to somebody as a present.

I am staying in a Hotel just few blocks away from the Forbidden City. I will be staying there for few days, two or three and then I will move to somewhere else. I feel like staying in different places in the city in order to get to know it better.

In general the places I have seen are a bit dirty. Sometimes the smell is a bit bad. There is a lot of pollution. I wanted to go running but I think I will suffer from asthma here. Anyway at least I will try.

Food is fine. Last night I met a couple of Art students and I went with them to have dinner. The place was nice and cheap. I like all kinds of food but I don‚t know how is going to be eating Chinese food for a month....