12:13 15 November, 2005 Guards are everywhere

12:33 15 November, 2005 Fish heads starter in a local restaurant

15:12 15 November, 2005 Chinese restaurant

15:26 15 November, 2005 Street in Beijing

15:55 15 November, 2005 Modern building

17:03 15 November, 2005 Bicycle is a very popular transport

17:08 15 November, 2005 Nokia tower and Pacific Century Place

17:36 15 November, 2005 Sanlitun Yashow clothing market

17:40 15 November, 2005 Fake Marimekko

18:26 15 November, 2005 Hotel wall

20:26 15 November, 2005 Cheesecake for dessert

09:29 16 November, 2005 Farewell message in Beijing airport

12:02 16 November, 2005 Flying back home

First day was quite difficult - jet lag from flying eastwards is always the worst kind. Next day was much better - I survived the day long meeting and still had some time in the evening to shop.

Local malls and supermarkets are not much different from those you can find anywhere in the world. But local markets are really something. You can get virtually any fake products for really small amunt of money. The most important thing is to know how to bargain - original prices can easily be divided by 3, 5, 10, …

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