At times we felt like a bit of a tourist attraction ourselves. Like most places here most of the tourists are Chinese. We caught a few trying to sneak pictures of us (we stood out a bit), and at one point a group of girls worked up some courage to ask us to pose with them for pictures. We obliged, however when I asked for money afterwards ("哎呀，十块!") they laughed and said "No money" and ran off. Next time I'll collect in advance.
PS Chillin' drinking a beer in the Forbidden City. NOW I feel like I'm on holiday!
I was wondering how much attention a 6-foot-plus white dude would get in Beijing...probably more as you get further away from the big city, too, or maybe not? I remember getting some stares in Tokyo...
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