Cycling round Beijing - Flea Market, Silk Market

We cycled around the older parts of Beijing - the traditional Wutung areas of living. A large area of housing connected with a crazy network of alleyways and lanes. We met several people on our cycle through the district and the people were extremely friendly and seemed very happy despite the cramped living conditions they appeared to co-exist. I guess it was the equivalent of a council estate in London, except we came out alive and with our wallets still in our pockets.
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Incidentally this little Chinese girl seemed to love Aroop, and Aroop appeared to love her.

We visited the flea market where you go to buy your ripped off clothing and dvds and just about everything for that matter whilst you are in Beijing. It's an indoor market and is less hassley than Shanghai's outdoor equivalent. The girls on the stalls are all very pretty and liek a bit of banter from the boys.

Outside the market I bought some well needed socks off this lovely Mongolian chick. Forgot how pretty she was till I looked at the pictures. Maybe I should have made a passport offer she couln't refuse....

Crazy random meal in restuarant.

Tiannemen square at night.