23 rd of June
stopover at Doha airport for 1:30hours at 23:00. big airport, lots of shop and nice toilet.
777 for the 7 hour flight to Beijing.
we were on the forward left range.
we slept between four to six hours. I finished to watch the French Connection. two meals including one breakfast.
touch down around 2 pm local time. after crossing the customs , picking up our backpacks and exchange 50 euros each, we took the airport express 25 Y per person then the metro until qianmen station where our hostel was close to. The metro fare was 4 Y per person.
we set in in a room with four single beds at king s joy international hostel.
looking for a bank to withdraw and exchange currency for Alex. it was too late. the bank of China was closed. Fabian withdraw also 2000 Y.
we ate in a popular restaurant with succulent Chinese soup (around 15 - 20 each ).
we ran to see the flag ceremony at 7:46pm in Tienanmen square. yet we only looked at it 300 meter away. Chinese authorities close the underground crossing way, preventing people from reaching the square.
be in advance if you want to be in. be aware of the impossibility to cross big streets without using the underground. indeed there are barriers splitting the road in pedestrian and vehicle side.
back to hostel and first night in China.