Arrived at Beijing's new airport at about 7.30 am after a smooth and uneventful flight from Singapore (if you ignore the vomit bag incident). The airport is very impressive - the arrivals hall has a magnificent, sweeping roof that I would have loved to have taken a photo of, but I really didn't want to chance it. The place even smells new, but was strangely quiet, even for that hour of the morning. Passed through customs easily and quickly, and got a taxi to the hotel without any drama.
Went for a walk up to Tiananmen Square after lunch. There were just so many people about - it's probably always like this, but there were Olympic displays etc that probably brought out more people. Lots of families and young people, all just having a good time - it was like having all of Sydney crammed into my street at home. A fair number of security people walking their beats - all very serious young men with nary a smile to be seen. I would have loved to have taken some photos of them, but wasn't sure if that was a wise move.
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