The city very kindly held a massive farewell party for us last night - which was very sweet, but a bit premature as we don't leave until tomorrow morning.
For the last couple of days Claire and I have been seeing the last few sights on our to-do list. We've seen the old - Ming Tombs, Lama Temple, Mao, who was as orange as a supermarket cooked chook - and the new - the Birds Nest, the Water Cube, CCTV building. We also met the people from our tour group - there are 8 of us in total, all Kiwis, Aussies and Poms.
Things I will miss about China:
- Cheep taxis and cheep beer: a cheerful combination that I sadly underutilised.
- Having Claire's language and culture skillz: making everything that little bit easier, or crazier.
- Anything with redbean paste in it.
Things I won't miss about China:
- The location of our current hotel: it's about 40km from the city centre, lucky we're only here a couple of nights.
- Locals wanting photos with us: it's one thing to go visit tourist attractions, it's rather embarrassing when you constantly become one.
- MSG: It's. In. Everything.
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