Silk market was a nightmare ! Whereever you go someone's yelling at you to buy cheap bad-looking "Luis Vuitton" and "Gucci" Handbags in that very special chinese-english accent.
Still, I managed to stay calm, ignore them, go to the tailors level and pass several orders at several stores (two costumes for Honey, one for me plus a dress).
Instead of a taxi I took the underground back. Two changes to go near the Olympic Area where our hotel is. Certainly not faster than a cab but with 2 Yuan (about 30 cents) unbelivably cheap. Learned: underground probably is as safe as an airport with bags being scanned before boarding. I wonder how that works durin
g rush hours ?
And, Chinese don't give a damn on the fact that people might want to get off the train before they get in, nope, don't care at all. I am the first one in the row, nose clashed to the glass walls. Good luck if you're the one getting down!
A colleague of mine invited me to join her and another colleague who lived in China for 10 years, 2 of which in Beijing. First stop: manucure and pedicure. 20 Euros alltogether and is was men doing it :-)
Then handbags (again, I thought): apparently a good spot you could never find if you're not an insider (go up the first level, turn, knoxk on doors...) but they've been closed as they've had a police razzia some days ago.
Then back to the embassy area, cats refuge themselves into the embassies - apparently they are that badly treated by Chinese that they group in the embassies.
Had chinese dinner (NO rice!! Rice is only at the end of a meal if ever you're still hungry. We were not), shrimps, tofu, vegetables, beef...very, very good !! Great food, great ambiance, cheap as hell !!
And to end a good day a 90min foot massage. Heaven !! While your feet relax in a Yasmine (or whatever flower) bath, half an hour massage of the back, than the feet. It sometimes hurts a bit but is just better afterwards.
Driving back to the hotel: Beijing is nicer during the night than during the day for the simple reason that you don't see how polluted it is.
And, Chinese don't give a damn on the fact that people might want to get off the train before they get in, nope, don't care at all. I am the first one in the row, nose clashed to the glass walls. Good luck if you're the one getting down!
A colleague of mine invited me to join her and another colleague who lived in China for 10 years, 2 of which in Beijing. First stop: manucure and pedicure. 20 Euros alltogether and is was men doing it :-)
Then handbags (again, I thought): apparently a good spot you could never find if you're not an insider (go up the first level, turn, knoxk on doors...) but they've been closed as they've had a police razzia some days ago.
Then back to the embassy area, cats refuge themselves into the embassies - apparently they are that badly treated by Chinese that they group in the embassies.Had chinese dinner (NO rice!! Rice is only at the end of a meal if ever you're still hungry. We were not), shrimps, tofu, vegetables, beef...very, very good !! Great food, great ambiance, cheap as hell !!
And to end a good day a 90min foot massage. Heaven !! While your feet relax in a Yasmine (or whatever flower) bath, half an hour massage of the back, than the feet. It sometimes hurts a bit but is just better afterwards.
Driving back to the hotel: Beijing is nicer during the night than during the day for the simple reason that you don't see how polluted it is.
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