We got to Beijing.
China is just unbelievable. Many millions of people and managed so that everything works ... and well. Every day we live something different and we are delighted. A mixture of ultra-modernity with the ancient past at every corner.
After a long trip but very good with Finnish Finnair (punctuality, smiles of the stewardesses and new aircraft) we arrived a few hours at the stunningly massive Terminal 3 designed by Norman Foster airport in Beijing. What we see impacts us, the balance is another maginitud. Ultramodern train inside the terminal, another express train to get downtown, metro new ...
All very easy, well marked in English and friendly people. And so we arrived by subway to the district of David, a friend from Madrid who welcomes us. There are people, cars and bicycles are still some. Everything is wide and wooded gardens, so it is not overwhelming at the moment. The truth is that there has been nothing shocking, it's all very relaxed and organized. And the quiet people, dressed as any city in the global world, to his own.
Showing the address written in Chinese on a piece of paper we have come to the floor where they live Peipei and David. We are on the floor No 13 a normal block of a community of normal neighbors with their garden, their care, their community center, and waaaaay neighbors. Here to fit so many people playing them build towers soaring.
There is advertising everywhere you look, even in the metro tickets and portals. And there are those brands that we know the world (Sheraton, Hilton, Ikea, McDonalds, Cartier, etc.).. So far, so great and easy. The internet works fine.
We'll have to see this country is really like in 2009 and if the thing changes a lot when we leave the capital. We are a fortunate to come this year, after the Olympics, everything is bright, especially the heritage freshly painted, superorganizado, spotless. It's nice to walk around the city. We move underground, almost all newly released lines.
The food is varied, rich, different (makes about bamboo steamed bread, fried vegetables on sticks, etc.)., balanced and very very cheap. Although the amount of people managing it all so well that you do not feel overwhelmed, even we have had to queue for tickets, tours, subway, etc. This is amazing, how organized they are. And that live here about 20 million people.
The country is 1,300 million. The tourists pass unnoticed. Another thing that surprised us is the people's purchasing power. There is much luxury is the concentration of import cars (Mercedes, BMW, Audi, etc.), But especially the middle class is very numerous, are all very modern clothes and spend a lot. They are many electric scooters (not make noise) and although there are many bikes, it seems that fewer and fewer. People have bought cars and move underground and bus. This trip is still fascinating. It will tell you.
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