Upon arriving in Beijing, everybody had their temperature taken three times before clearing customs to look for signs of H1N1. The first screening took place on board the aircraft. We chuckled when everybody clapped after we were all cleared. We then overheard the flight attendant say that on her last flight 60 people were quarantined (or at least held for further screening) around one person who had a fever. The secondary and tertiary temperature checks inside the terminal were more stringent and we saw several people get pulled aside for further scrutiny.
We've had a very warm welcome here. For such a populated city everybody seems polite, friendly, and easygoing. If it wasn't for the horrible air quality, this city would be downright liveable.
We were surprised to find that Blogger seems to be blocked by the Great Chinese Firewall at the moment (but getting around it is not a great challenge for Chris).
Click on the photo below to go to our album with many more pictures from Beijing.
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| Giant toddler vs cycle tourer |
This is precious :-) also somehow surreal!
ReplyDeleteKrystil that is amazing! Your trip and life are so amazing, I am so jealous, but I can't complain as I just got back from Istanbul :) Sorry we just missed each other in Calgary :( but hope to see you soon! Joanna
ReplyDeleteHave a good trip!
ReplyDeleteStefan
Sweet photos! This is a good idea -keep posting :)
ReplyDelete"We were surprised to find that Blogger seems to be blocked by the Great Chinese Firewall at the moment (but getting around it is not a great challenge for Chris)."
ReplyDeleteHahahaha. Why am I not surprised???
Have a good trip, I will look for posts daily.