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Jump to the full entry & travel map Beijing, ChinaHi everyone Welcome to our China Trip part 2: Beijing. In typical Perryman style, we decided to live by the seat of our pants and not book a hotel as usual. Consequently, at Beijing airport Hotel booking desk, out of the 5 girls there we managed to get the dizziest one, with poor English and a knowledge of hotels akin to my knowledge of hotels in Malawi. Hotel was central. Room was a cave. Staff were curt. We checked out the next day into a much nicer place right next door to Tiananmen Square - but because of the scale of everything in Beijing, next door means a twenty minute walk! I offended the porter in this hotel though (I think!). I accidentally tipped him Hong Kong Dollars instead of Beijing currency and only about 30p's worth! Well...it's the thought that counts!... [read full story]
