19th. Slow day in Beijing. Bird's Nest!

Today was a lot more laid back compared to the past few days. My train arrived at Beijing West train station just before 8am... about 3 hours late (we took a detour around the flooded rail areas). Showered, had breakfast and chilled for most of the day, catching up on emails and photo organising. Got bored of hanging around the apartment, so decided to pay the Bird's Nest a visit. Last time there was a fence around the area and you couldn't get in so this time would be different as the place is now open to the public. Took the bus there, found the place alright.

I got a student ticket with my NUS card.. which has worked at all the tourist attractions so far. I swear anyone can get a student ticket with any old foreign card.. I just said it was an english student card and they just took my word for it :D 25rmb = half price laaa~~! I got there quite late, just a bit before they stop letting people inside the stadium. Tbh, it doesn't really take much time to go in, walk around and take some photos. Just a stadium. The outside is definitely more impressive than the inside, though the architecture inside is pretty impressive. There was a large amount of foreigners around, understandably, and I spoke to a couple from LA. Yay to scaring strangers.

Not much planned for tomorrow, a train in the evening to Dalian, where I will be staying for a few days. I hear the air is a lot cleaner. woot.