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Asia Adventure 25: Moose Arrives In Beijing!

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done any writing! It’s been a busy time for me! A mixture of being away, the Cambridge Beer Festival and injuring myself has taken up all of my time. Anyway, in April this year myself and three friends embarked on an adventure to Asia, where our first stop was Beijing! 

Our outbound flight was with China Southern and things didn’t get off to a good start. A technical issue with the aircraft meant we returned to the stand, but after an anxious wait we were finally on our way! 

Beer cred on the plane!

The food was actually pretty good

Arriving into Beijing we hopped onto the metro and headed to our hotel.

I love the completely impenetrable barrier between passengers and the driver!

A little side note to say that being on a Chinese metro is not overly fun unless you enjoy being pointed at, starred at and having photos taken of you! 

Checked into our fancy hotel we headed for a walk and some food. The air quality in Beijing is the worst I have experienced. Bits of I dread to think what float around and it stinks of sewer, but there are some interesting buildings to look at!




We played it safe with our first meal and headed to a beer place I discovered during my research, which has a western style menu.



I tried Buddha’s Hand Citrus Ale and I See You IPA, both brewed in house and both ok if nothing special. 

After a very long day we gained some rest ahead of a busy couple of weeks! Join me next time as I visit my first Chinese theme park! 





 

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