Crazy Frog

Hi again,

Ok, so we drive through Beijing to our hostel and there is no order to this city??? the crazy frog song is playing on the radio. aaggghhhhhhh!!! there is no escaping it. We take a right of the main street and turn into this unbelievable side street. And although I'm going to sound ridiculous when I say it is the most 'Chinese' place to the point that it is overly Chinese??? that I've ever seen. Stalls, shops spilling out on to the street, bicycles everywhere, rickshaws, men in business suits walking to work??, women standing outside their houses in their pyjamas and slippers, cars, dogs, buidlers of course, bright signs etc. It is mayhem.

We pull upside this plush hotel and me and Gem are obviously pleased. The man at reception however, isnt so sure who we are?? oh no!! but finds our reservation.......... but, of course we're taken back across the road to the hostel part of the hotel. back to earth with a small bump. room is basic but clean. everything we could need is downstairs, so we dump our stuff and move out. we manage to walk for about 45 mins find the supermarket try and suss out a few restaraunts before we are back at the hostel and sound asleep.

Wake up when our 'roomies' arrive back. A dude from Canada we think and his Taiwanese wife. Possibly more bizarre for them than us but they both seem nice. We manage to make it downstairs for some food and drink in the evening and book ourselves on the a Great Wall Tour for the morning - 6.30am start!!! before heading back upstairs for some more sleeping :)