One would have started this post by saying Hello in Chinese, however, this iPad doesn’t have the Chinese alphabet thus Hello from Beijing will have to do!
After a 9 hour ‘red eye’ flight, we touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport. One was amazed to see the speed at which the baggage handlers brought up the manual wheelchair to the plane door, around 10 minutes!
Its worth mentioning that Superbunny has stayed in the UK on this occasion as Chinese officials are a little wary of electric wheelchairs as a result of a recent incident. It is hoped that one will be able to roll around China in Superbunny in the future.
During our time in Beijing, one is staying at The Peninsula Hotel. It has to be said that this hotel can only be classed as luxury in ones opinion…
Here are some photos of what greeted one in an ‘accessible’ room.
As accessible rooms go, it is one of the best that we have stayed in thus far. Just look at that shower chair. The room itself is controlled by touch screens where one is able to turn the lights on and off in addition to opening and closing the curtains!
The plan for this afternoon is to explore the Forbidden Palace, Tiananmen Square and Downtown. As usual, one did a little of prior research and noted that, as a result of the 2008 Paralympic Games, the access of the city has dramatically improved thus it will be interesting to see to what extent.