The beautiful...

1) game

Result! We may not be celebrating with the masses but we weren't gonna miss it for the world. 90 minutes were spent with the best of Beijing's England supporters (most of them Chinese) and we were able to drink pints in front of about 5 TVs showing the match.





2) city

Beijing is awesome. I'm sure I wrote this last time but I love Beijing and I want to live here. Of all the capital cities in the world, this one competes with London as the best. It is captivating, friendly, progressive and above all it is Chinese. It is growing so fast and with the Olympics coming up it appears cleaner and more organised by the day. My only criticism is the demolition of the hutongs (old alleyways) for 'rejuvination' purposes, which is ridding parts of the capital of it's charm.









Today we took an epic walk across the city, along the lake and through the hutongs. The temperature has dropped somewhat but we're now enjoying a pleasant English-ish summer - the perfect weather for a cheesy Chinese wedding...





We climbed the old drum tower to see the daily drum show - a genuine authentic tourist experience, but pretty impressive all the same. A spot of shopping later and we found ourselves in the Sanlitun bar district, watching the football. What a great day!