After 18 hours of travel (yes, 18 hours!) we arrived in the Olympic City for our first stop. This airport has only been open a month and is a monster, a dragon to be specific. The roof undulates like a dragon's body and tail. The terminal we were in is over 1 km long. Weather is good - 60 degrees with lots of smog.
The hotel, 5 star for sure! After settling in our rooms for a couple of hours, we met with everyone else, got our Beijing Scavenge Hunt List, and it's game on!
Some of the scavenges we finished today were visiting Tiananmen Square, which includes the ceremonial flag lowering and Erwin's first encounter with China's armed guard. No jail time yet. We also visited Chairman Mao's tomb, the Forbidden City, the largest outdoor TV and the largest billboard in the country, as well seeing roasted cockroach, snake, scorpion, raw squid, all served on a stick for easy eating while you walk! For dinner we opted for traditional roasted Peking Duck.
Not many people speak English here which makes it challenging to get some of the information we need, without being able to use the computer. We can only use the computer when we're not scavenging.
We just filled up on breakfast and are ready for our 2nd day in China.
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