Whoa! Get your minds out of the gutter! But, yes, even though I’m a part-time collector of “I ❤️” t-shirts, I couldn’t bring myself to buy the Beijing version for obvious reasons. But I do love Beijing. Shanghai is an ostentatious salesman, Beijing is a professor or a stern father, perhaps. Fewer glamorous skyscrapers adorn…
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Overnight train to Beijing
Many months ago I decided that, given my planned trans-siberian express trip was due to commence in Beijing, I would go there a few days earlier to pay my touristic respects. I had visited Beijing several times for work but had not once had the time to visit the sightseeing and foodie hotpots. Then, as…