Today I flew from Dalian to Beijing. Our flight was delayed because of fog in Beijing, so we probably arrived an hour late.
By the time I got settled in my room it was mid afternoon. I went out to Wangfujing Street which is a large shopping street about half a block from the hotel. I looked at buying a cell phone but they were not as inexpensive as I thought. the cheapest was around the equivalent of US$100. So I decided not to. I’m beginning to think that they would not be that useful. At this point the only need I see would be to call if my ride is not waiting for me in Shinzhen. But I guess there are other ways of solving that problem that will only cost money if the problem arises.
There were lots of food shops on Wangfujing Street but most of them were similar to what one might find at, say, Stanford Shopping Center. Most of the food stores were selling snacks I didn’t recognize, but there were also McDonalts, Pizza Hut, and the ubiquitous KFC.