On Thursday 9th July I had a really busy day. First I was meeting a lady called Jane who lives in Beijing and is a friend of a colleague at the Uni. She was great and took me to her 'Hutong' where she lives which is like a hidden paradise. We sat and drank jasmine tea and she talked about some of the key places to visit.
The same afternoon I met up with Jane D my friend from work at the University of Cumbria and her friend Barb. they were on a 3 day tour of Beijing. It was so great to see them and fortunate for me that they were staying in the one area of Beijing (Chongwenmen) which I am familiar with! We got slightly ripped off by the bike taxi on the way to the Temple of Heaven but had a lovely afternoon walking around it and then we went for a look around the Hongqiao Pearl market.
The next day after my dance class we met up and went looking for the oldest tea shop in Beijing but we couldn't find it. We did get close to the entrance to the Forbidden City though. Jane was a superstar as she bought me some Nytol, shared her mosquito repellent as the critters have definitely taken a liking for my blood and gave me a bit of emotional resilience!
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