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.



When I leave I will sell my bike again to the person that sold it to me or just give it to somebody as a present probably I will give it to somebody.

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....