Japan Centre has competition! Also - Silk Market and Tsinghua University

Hi All - Finished my first week in Peking (Beijing) and it's definitely getting busier! The weather is still really nice and I've been lucky enough to meet some good co-workers. I have to admit that the food has been great, but I miss home food thus, I gave in TWICE this week -- McDonalds and KFC! And, of course, I miss my wife the MOST!!! :)

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Also, one of the highlights has to be finding Ajisen Ramen 10 minutes walk away!! I think it's a chain, but it covers my Japanese food NEED! It's a great deal, too! I think there should be a Gyoza or Dumplings Index which shows the cost of living and 6 pan fried Gyoza's cost 18 RMB (about $2.50USD). My entire meal (Katsu over rice, Kiwi juice, and Pot stickers) = 52 RMB (about $7USD)...wow!

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I also went to the Silk Market, where the sales people KNOW how to sell! Great bargains, rule of thumb, just divide anything they offer by 8 to 10. I could get a great pair of replica Jordans for about $12USD. Want an LV bag (not exact, but really good)? -- $10 -$20USD! Check out the sellers 101 handbook. Good rules for any sales person.

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Finally, I checked out Tsinghua University, the 'MIT' of China. What a great campus!

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