After a long flight with not too much sleep we’ve arrived in Beijing well and a quick taxi ride took us to our hotel in the middle of a Hutong. The first day we relaxed, went for water and subway tickets and did a short walk through the Hutong where Charlotte found a nice restaurant for our first Chinese meal. And oh boy, now we know again why we’re here… it is not the smiling Chinese faces all around us (OK, they are not there, Chinese always look suspicious), nor all the cultural heritage here.. it is definitely the amazing food.

Due to the mandatory jetlag Martijn had some time around midnight to photograph the “Beijing Hutong at night” and experiment a bit with the new camera. Below the results