OUR FIRST TIME IN CHINA! Beijing Is Not What We Expected! 🇨🇳🤯

Force impression, I love it. I honestly love it. I've never seen a city like this before now. What do you think of the architecture? I think it's so cool. Look how majestic this looks. He's showing us. Force impression, awesome. That is crazy. It almost looks like a casino for kids. Hello guys, welcome back to another episode here from Glenn and Mara. We are currently here in Seoul, South Korea just at the airport and we are so excited to announce we are heading to China. Beijing to be precise, capital city of China. We've always wanted to come here and I can't believe we're about to say we're going to spend the next 22 days in this country. I cannot wait. I'm absolutely buzzing to go, thonging to go for years. Honestly, cannot wait for this culture shock. Let's do it. You ready to rock? How are we feeling Glenn? I'm feeling wonderful. I'm super excited to make it to China. Hopefully they let us into the country. They will. Hopefully they let us into the country. They will, we'll be tired. Maybe we have a nap before we go. Are you a bit tired? I'm a bit, I'm really tired. Going for the sleep on the plane? I'm going to go to sleep so I have enough energy. Yeah, we had three hours sleep so you'll be okay, you'll survive. You're going to China. We're going visa free. You get visa on arrival. In case you're wondering. Convenience at its finest. We are almost ready for takeoff. We're only minutes away. Minutes, maybe hours. How long is the flight? About one hour 40 minutes. Much shorter than I expected actually. So not too bad. It's not too bad from South Korea. How are you feeling? We'll get there, we'll get there. It doesn't matter how we feel. Push through, make it happen and we give our first impression of the beautiful Beijing. Oh my god, we can't wait. I'm kind of like, I'm kind of nervous and excited at the same time and scared. What are you nervous about? What are you scared about? Because it's going to be so different. Everything is so different and I'm just hoping our eSIM and everything works. Yeah, so we got an eSIM with the VPN to bypass and certain websites and stuff, yeah. So we can access everything freely. We're happy to tell you later all about it. Everything you need to know. Ready to rock? Sorry for China. Thank you. Ni hao to China, Beijing. Oh my god, we're here in China. I can't believe it. Unbelievable. It looks so nice and it's a window, guys. The window, yeah. The window view was gorgeous. Now I'm honestly really shocked how smooth this went. Everybody's talking about how stressful it is in China and crazy. But like there will be probably a communication barrier. But like so far, like we arrived at the airport and it was like, everything was fine. It was so easy to go to, what do you call that, immigration. Immigration is pretty smooth. No crowds, no big lines and visa on arrival. So you kind of, they take your fingerprints and stuff like that, like all your fingerprints. But it's normal now in other countries too. Yeah, I suppose so. So we got a visa on arrival, 30 days without doing anything. We didn't have to apply for anything before. So we, I have a German passport, Glenn has an Irish passport. So that's a kind of our situation. Until the end of the year, they have those type of visas. But most likely they'll extend that because they have already beforehand. So they'll probably continue it because a lot of tourism is, you know, obviously given China a good reputation now. So it's good. Yeah. Oh, this is going really well. Awesome. So what do you want to do? Do you want to get a train or do you want to get a taxi to the hotel? Maybe a taxi. So it's either 45 minutes in a taxi or two hours in the train. But like at the prices, let's talk about the price. What's the price difference? I think it's like eight to 10 Euro for like a 45 minute journey in a taxi. It's called Didi China. So you have Didi, but then you also have Didi China, it's a separate app. But yeah, anyways, look at it. Look at the airport. It looks like any other airport. Cause I, I don't know. I was always expecting that things look something completely different, but it looks exactly the same, right? Look, everything looks the same as if you go to a different airport. That's all I've seen so far. So much more to see. Nothing surprising yet. No. So we just walked across, not even five minutes and they have a separate area. I like when airports have a specific area for the Ubers and the Didis. And look, they even have like a Didi waiting area. Oh, wow. So I just paid eight Euro, 28 cents. Um, I mean, it took the fee now, so I don't know. And I got a taxi already. No way. So we have a Toyota and the guy is, how long does it take? It's literally a minute away. Quick transaction, Chinese efficiency. The most complicated thing ever trying to find the taxi, because it's a white taxi and they're all white. I'm looking for the registration. Um, it's a bit awkward actually. I think he's over there somewhere. I can't get over there though. It's a bit complicated. Bit of a challenge. I'm not sure where he is. Over here somewhere. He's not going to come here, Madeleine. I couldn't find you. That's no problem. You came, you came to the rescue. No Chinese. Sorry. All right. There you go. It's okay. He came to the rescue and found us, which was nice. At least in the Didi app, you can send a picture of your location, which is cool. So you can come. We're speaking Chinese. We spoke English. I think the app actually naturally translates. Slightly. If you're typing the proper English grammar. He was very nice. In what world would they pick you up? Say, say. Okay. No problem. Say, say. In what world would they pick you up? I don't know. Heavy, heavy, heavy. Sorry. For what? First time in a taxi in China. How exciting. No English. Okay, okay. So you definitely need a translation app. Definitely need a translator in China. Clint, the way you pronounce is probably completely obvious. He's saying something completely different. Did you notice something? What did I notice? It's all electric cars. When you actually mentioned that, I realized, yeah, all the cars are literally electric. Crazy. Now ask him, is most of the cars in China electric? A lot of cars are electric, but there are still a lot of cars overall. Awesome. I'm liking Jiaqi BT as a translator. What about your country? Are all the cars electric there? No, my country has about 5% electric cars. Yeah. Not much. Not much. The proportion is quite low. How long are you planning to stay? Tell the taxi man, I plan on staying in China for 22 days. It's a salary high for a taxi man. The income is okay. It's okay. Okay. It's always interesting to hear an insight from a local. Tell him, I wish I could speak Chinese so I can communicate better. The salary is okay and welcome to China. But anyway, the salary is okay. As you can tell, they are pretty affordable, the taxes. That's the distance we're covering. What I'm paying is very good. So it makes sense. I wouldn't expect the salary to be too high, but probably enough to live on and get by day by day. I have to say I'm very impressed by the architecture here. It's pretty cool. One thing I've noticed since I arrived is on the motorway, the highway, people don't really let you merge. They don't let you kind of change lanes too easy. Slightly pushy, but it's part of the adventure here. He's a bit of an aggressive driver. Yeah. And I also noticed that. It's crazy, isn't it? I did not know. Yeah, since I arrived as well, very green orientated city guys, absolutely thriving with greenery everywhere. It's really beautiful. Because I always considered Beijing to be very polluted, which I've been always told in the past. Maybe it was more polluted in the past, and then they've decided to go more green in the city. Now I'm just assuming that, but just from people I've seen, obviously on TV and videos, it was known to be very polluted. But look how green it is actually now. Okay. We just arrived near our hotel. It's not far away. Just down here to the right. We're in a fairly built up area. Incredible. Look at that. Such a nice view of all this unreal architecture and infrastructure. Can't believe it. Weird location. We're at the main train station. We're staying. Hotel. Yeah. Look, there's the hotel entrance. An interesting looking hotel though. Never seen any hotel like this in my life. This must be the Chinese style. Madeleine said I booked it because of the style of the building. We're actually above the bank of China. It's okay here. Park here. Yeah. Yeah. It's okay. All right, guys. We're here at the hotel. Hopefully I haven't forgotten anything in the car. All good. Oh my god, we have soldiers. Wow. What's going on here? Must be somebody important. Wow. Can you put this bottle in my bag? Soldiers behind us. It's very strict, so you have to be good in this country. Hey, Madeleine. That's true. Let's go. Bye. Wow, that took how long? More than an hour. Okay, guys. Arrived in central Beijing. First impression, I love it. I honestly love it. I've never seen a city like this before now. China blows my mind. It does. Everything's just so extreme here. Everything's so big. So I don't know if that's a good area to stay or not. I did a bit of research on where to stay, but then Glenn ended up booking this place because how cool it looks. No, it was more affordable. That's why. And also, we're right at the train station, so it's a bit convenient, actually. How do we get behind this gate? That's what we're trying to figure. Right, we're just trying to figure out the hotel. That was actually the wrong hotel over here. The one I was pointing out over here. It's actually this one, which I'm a bit confused. But yeah, Jia Mi Hotel. Yeah, I think that's how you pronounce it. Yeah, that's the one. That's the name up there. So there's two separate hotels. I was looking at the wrong one. Anyways, let's check it out. They have Royal Shields here. Very interesting. This hotel, I think. Jia Mi Hotel. This hotel here. Sorry, one sec. I'll get my booking up, my reservation. This is the one? I'm at the right hotel? No problem. Does it take longer to check in for foreigners? Okay, no problem. Are we able to get a room on the highest level? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Amazing, yeah. Yeah, that sounds good. She offered to upgrade my room. I can open my window. Okay, amazing. Yeah, so for foreign people, it's going to take a bit longer to process, just to put the information in the system. I think that's quite common. I've heard about stories that foreigners get torn away at hotels. Yeah, but like, you book online. I think that's it. If you book online, they can't refuse you. So we booked online with Trip.com. It's similar to Booking.com, if you know that platform. But Trip.com has a lot of hotels here in China. Yeah, it's one of the best options in the country, I find. And Booking.com isn't so good, I've noticed. Checking hotels here. And I find you can get much more affordable prices here with Trip.com. So check it out. It's really easy to use and navigate. And they can't really turn you away because you're booked already. Yeah, true, true, yeah. So we have a window that can open with a nice view. But that's what you booked, no? And then they upgraded it. Seventh floor, yeah, use that card. Sway, sway. See you later. All right, very pleasant experience. Pleasant, pleasant so far. Everybody's so nice. So friendly but can't speak English a lot of time. Which is totally fine. We can get the message across most of the time if you use a good translator. I'm using the AOH-HGVT one. That is so good. It's so efficient. I was using it with the taxi man. I'm like excited to see them. You're excited to see the hotel room? Don't expect anything crazy. It's a butcher-friendly hotel. No, it looked nice in the pictures, no? Okay, fair enough. Ni hao. Ni hao ma. I'm excited to actually see the view as well from the hotel room. Are we like... Oh, look at the food choices. They look good. We're looking at advertisements of food. That's our first view of food in the country. Oh my god. I'll be careful. We are... 877, Glennon. 877. Oh, or this way maybe. In case it's not around here. 8... I think it's for the old building. I can't currently identify which direction. Left. It's just doing something with my eyes. All the 8s and 7s. Who are you? Like, it's like when you're tired. Oh, 8779, 877... 8771, no? Oh, 1, is that? Sorry. I think so. Try it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 8771. Awesome. Easy transaction. Oh, nice. It's actually good. Hello. It's actually a nice room. Oh, yeah. It's quite roomy as well. I mean, yeah, it is a butchered room. What do you mean it's a butchered room? Like, I don't know why I thought it's more fancy. But this is nice. This is what you... I paid like €31 on my table. Is this where they upgraded us for open window? Because it smells a bit like smoke. Oh, it's real, yeah. What did we just do, Madeleine? We changed the room because... Sorry, but like, the smell was unbearable. What, the smell of smoke? Smell of smoke. And then Clem was so kind to go downstairs and ask... We just moved actually next door. It's actually a bit more refreshing here, yeah? I love the smell of smoke. Yeah, there is no unpleasant smell here. That's just funny. I'm gonna join it though. People smoke in the hotels a lot. But it says... It smokes. I know, it says no smoking. Maybe people still do it anyways. I think so. I don't know. Because on the room there, there was no smoke inside. It was like... That was really bad, yeah. And also, like, sometimes, you know, it's just the change to the other side and a different light angle and it looks much friendlier. I don't know. This looks much friendlier. I don't know what it is. I'm a person, I walk into a room and I have this intuition and this energy. Either I like it or I don't. That's just it. But, like, usually it's fine for me any room. But it's just smells. I can't do bad smells. That's one thing. But yeah, I think that's fine. So I think we're gonna have a nap and then... Yep. Get some rest and then see the rest of the city. All right, we are back out in action. Full blast. Super excited. Madeleine, I think, is checking the hotel. Well, we've decided to go to stay for one hour. It ended up being three hours because we were so tired. But anyways, it's golden hour. Look at the city glow in night time. And it's fine evening, guys. That is beautiful. Everybody's driving on the path down with their electric vehicles. That's a thing here in China. All the electric scooters. But anyways, Beijing is very known for duck. You know, Beijing, you know that yourself. It's very famous for duck. Don't you think that looks incredible? That's what I mean. We slept way too long. I know. Oh, well, it doesn't matter. Let's go full on. The weather is perfect. That's beautiful. It's not too hot. Well, it's like, what is it, like 25 or so? 28 maybe. My god, it's just perfect. It's not cold, it's not hot. Sweet spot. So we are at a food hunt. It's the first time we step outside. It's 6pm, guys. 6pm in the evening. It's maybe a night city. A forced taste of Beijing. But this is so beautiful. Let's do it. Let's walk around. Oh my god. Where should we go, Clint? I love the architecture around here. Where should we go? I don't know. I mean, that looks a bit lively over that way. Well, the lights, see all the lights in the back? Maybe there's a lot of restaurants over there. So we have the Beijing West Railway Station. Yeah. Just over there. So we literally stay next to it. Which is convenient. Maybe we can walk down and then cross the road. Yeah, let's go. Over, what do you call that, that overpass? Overpass there, yeah. I actually didn't see that. Good call. Good sight. What do you think of the architecture? I think it's so cool. Look how majestic this looks. Majestic. I find that fascinating, the way they build these big palaces on top of the buildings. Yeah, one issue, China, electric vehicles, everything's silenced. So you get knocked down easier. But we learned it's not only electric. No, no, no, no. But there's a lot, like. And look at all the electric scooters, guys. That's mental. I've seen these ones. They look so cute, don't they? Yeah. Everybody seems to have one. That's crazy. They travel the streets with them. I know, yeah. So we're going over the crossing here, over the road. So yeah, it looks a bit lively over here. That's okay. Over here. Perfect. There, now he's. He's showing us the. Where the E for filled. Yeah, we're a bit lost. But there is a lot of police presence around the area, I've noticed. That's quite normal. I've heard. A lot of security. But nobody seems to mind that we're filming. Glenn, you have to translate. We come from Ireland and Germany. Ireland and Germany. Yeah. It's not working. That is so cute. Yeah. Glenn, look around. They're beautiful. Oh, very nice. I don't know what he's saying, but he's being nice and telling us where to go. Oh, I think he meant this place. Oh, my God. Ah, look at him. He's bringing us all the way to the restaurant. Oh, this is good. Okay. Do you want to stay here? Oh, thank you. Oh, that looks delicious. Okay. What is it, though? What is it? That's tofu and vegetables and everything. How much is it? I don't know. I'm a bit overwhelmed because of the menus and the prices. Like this. You eat this. What's the cost, though? Do you have a menu? 35. 35 per unit. Okay. That's very cheap. I think it's 35 for a kilo or for 100 grams or something. I don't know. Per unit. 35 for every time you choose something, I think. Per unit. Per plate, you mean? Unit is like each thing, I think. Oh. Oh, let them go first. Yeah, let them go first. We're trying to figure out the currency as well and how much it actually is. I'm a bit confused. I think 35 per 70 grams or... So we'll find out the hard way at the end anyway. Okay, do you know what you're taking? I'm just going to throw a few different things on the plate. But you pay with the weight. So you actually pay with the weight. I see how it works, I think. Yeah. Well, you have a lot of crispy duck here and stuff. Oh, look at this. Different sauces. Glenn, I need to take my plate too. Oh my god. Yeah, Beijing is known for duck, so quite famous. So let's dig in and get something. I never... Oh, for both, for both. Wow. All right, so we just paid Alipay. Why is it in yen? That's yen, so I paid 4 euros 76 cents. Oh my god, look at this. Oh, that's so efficient. First time ever using Alipay. There's a tip in the corner. Yeah, we have to get rice. Oh, we have to get rice. Everybody's looking at us, it's so funny. Yeah, because I'm like a lost person in the city. So you have to explain how did you just pay, Glenn? So smooth. So we have the Alipay, which you use here in China overall to pay for everything. Like it's a digital country. Nobody uses cash really, so... It's very rare. Ah, yeah. Thank you. Ah, rice is over there. Thank you. Is that right? No, I don't think so. Get rice? I think it's called shishi, no? Shishi? I don't know. Doesn't matter, but like you have the app downloaded before we came here. We did all that before we arrived in China. Yeah, so Alipay is great. It's for everything. I didn't know that. Pay everybody instant. My God, that's like so smooth. That was like just tap and then work. Yeah, it's all the stimulation. I actually just, I forgot for a moment that we don't have cash and I thought like, oh my ----, oh my God, Alipay and you're like, ah. Had to set up already, yeah, before we got here. What did you just get? I think it's in side dishes. I think it's like a soup, like a broth, different vegetables and rice. But you need a spoon, Glenn. I need a spoon. I can just drink it from the bowl. They have spoons. These people use spoons. Sure, I'll worry about that later. Oh my God, this is exactly what I kind of wanted to try, like. Chinese food. Glenn, from now on, because it's so hard without Google Maps finding good restaurants. Yeah. So we just gonna ask locals that are standing around. Hey, do you know a good restaurant? They don't know what you're saying. You have to translate. That's what I mean. You translate it and then you show it. The funny thing is like, they don't speak English, but they just keep speaking to you in Chinese. That's what I've noticed. I heard that before as well, but somebody else. I mean, they're just trying to be friendly. That's what. I love it. At least I try. That was so nice. The security guard. That was so nice. He was a gentleman. I was like, is he a policeman or a security guard? That's a security guy. You've seen his badge. The famous Beijing duck, Glenn. That's really. Oh, do you like it? Is it good? Delicious. Really? Oh, it's tender. That's, that's. No, this is more of a. That's a duck, Glenn. You know that. That's not me. It is duck, yeah. But Beijing is very known for the ducks. Oh, you've got chicken. I didn't even see that. Yeah, we have a bit of chicken on the side as well. It's in a lovely satay sauce or something. Oh, wow. I'm not sure what it's marinated with. Oh, yeah. Try this. I want to know what this is. I think that's duck as well with beans. Yeah. The problem is you half of the time, you don't even know what you're eating. Do you just go for it? It's an adventure. This looks so good. Anyways, the duck is the main objective here. So that was the mission. Let's try duck in Beijing. And that's dish one. I want you to try. Tell me what it is. What it's like. It's really good. Good, isn't it? And I think this is a budget-friendly restaurant. I think you're going to like Chinese food. I like it. Oh, I'm very satisfied after that. Don't feel heavy, feel good. I am happy with Chinese food so far. First impression, awesome. Wow, you're all red. What do you mean I'm all red? Oh, scared me there for a moment. It's the neon lights. But yeah, we have all the bikes out here. I want to, um, if you ever come here and want to know this restaurant, probably not. But maybe I want to remember it. So this is what we just ate. Maybe it's a chain also. Who knows? Maybe we'll find this again, Flynn. Maybe I'll find this again somewhere. This was so good as your first food experience. Hopefully, it continues this way. Yes. Hopefully, it's good experiences all the way. My God, this is the best day ever. The most smoothest travel day I had in a very long time. And I didn't expect it, right? Coming to China, yeah. I thought we would have gotten like questioned like crazy at immigration. But it was smooth enough. Anyways. Let's go for a walk. Let's go for a night time stroll. Look at this guy. That is so crazy. Look at this convenience store. Looks more like a place where you buy... A very vibrant color. Very vibrant. Like a toy store. It's very cool. It's more like a dessert place. Let's check it out after. Let's go for a quick evening stroll. Oh, this is a different world. Yes. I know. Where do you want to go? Oh, I think this is a shopping center. Want to go there? Think of the cross on the street. What's going on here? Seems like where all the children are playing games. Under the highway. Under the road. They are playing... They are playing badminton. Badminton. At least the kids are out playing on the streets. That's good. Oh, there's such a pleasant temperature. Just a pleasant experience. It's very family, aren't they? Yeah. A lot of action. Super clean, actually. And very safe as well, China. It feels very clean and green. Look, more green. Clean and green. One thing that attracted me the most when I arrived. That's how green it was, yeah. Do you want to go in there? I think that's a shopping center, Glenn. China Millennium Monument. Military museum. Yeah, Beijing. Yeah. Anyways, let's explore. Want to go in that shopping center? Is it a shopping center or just a few shop fronts? No, I read something. They're just on the map. Right. See, I told you. It looks like a mall. Oh, it is a mall, yeah. Yeah, true, yeah. So I want to highlight one thing. When we just arrived earlier, everything was kind of dead. And I thought, oh God, like dead, like quiet, just cars. And I was worried, where are we going to find food in walking distance? Because we don't have a car. And then remembered, I did some research and I read, because a lot of people live in apartment buildings. And everything is like, the whole layout in China is kind of very convenient. So you walk out and you don't have it very far to go to a restaurant and convenience store and supermarket. That's great. Do you know that? That's wonderful. I mean, it seems that way, but yeah. Everything seems so big as well. I feel like really small people here since I arrived. It's all the high rises, as you can see. But like so far, I don't find it very crowded yet. I've heard that many people said that though about Beijing. It doesn't feel crowded. I think it depends on like tourist location. We're going to check them out over the next few days. We're going to go to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. So there's more videos to come and we'll see if there's crowds or not. But so far, all right. Nice. There's a tea shop. Yeah, sure. We can do that. Looks very colorful, everything. Everything is so different. I'm just seeing signs, you know, I can't read anything. Stimulation and neon over stimulation. All the neon lights. So we're at Life Mall and then I think it's in Chinese as well. You can read the subway and I can read Domino's. A lot of my... There's some English places though as well. So let's check out this mall. This is on a lot of the doors. I think it's to keep the air con in, Marla. But like, why do you have to close the door? I don't know, Marla. Oh, maybe it's fast. It's fast and snappy. Yeah, anyways. Wow, this is really nice inside. I love them sugar-coated... Strawberries and grapes. Yeah, anyhow. What do you want to do? I'll just walk around. We're in a mall, Marla. Maybe I'll find something. Oh, look at all these. Oh, look at all them. Everything looks so delicious. Look at all them things. Oh my god. Do you want a biscuit? No. They look so good though. We can try a Chinese biscuit for the first time. I can try one of these cakes, Marla. The fluffy cakes. Yu Ma. Yu Mei? Yu Mei. I can ask you what's your favorite. Speak English? What's your favorite? What's the best? This one? Favorite. First day in China. First day. Day number one. China. One day? We fly today. Welcome. Thank you. What is it? The fluffy cake. It's about 40 cents. Okay, you want to try this? I want one of these. But anyways, good start. How do we pay? Oh, I keep forgetting. We have Alipay. Oh my god, yes. Alipay for everything. I think so anyway. I'm going to tell you how much it is now. And it goes directly in your bank and you get the... So look, you don't have to sign here and then you just basically tap. So convenient. It is wonderful actually. I make 57 cents, okay? 57 cents? Okay. Look, she's going to wrap it for us. Xie xie. Bye bye. This time was fun. I don't know why, I just have more excitement than China. It's like traveling for the first time again, isn't it? We said that in Japan as well, Mabel. We had the same feeling. I know. I like when things happen for the first time. Want to go up there? It's like an arcade area. Oh look, I mean, I can't read signs. I usually like signs but I can't read it. Want to try a Chinese fluffy cake? Yeah, when we're up there. The famous crime scenes. They have them in Japan. They have them in South Korea. They love these type of things. And play in arcades, don't they? They like that. Want to walk around? Just give it a look. Look at that little fish. Oh my god. Oh my god, little fish. That is crazy. I've never seen that before. Oh my god. I mean, it's a bit weird. The sound. The funky music. Oh my god. It's like Super Mario music. But like, what do you do with the fish? Take it home. Look at this. Like you were trying to get it. Are you joking me? That is mad. That's so strange. I mean, where are you supposed to put the fish? It probably comes in a plastic bag or something. Are they alive? Is this alive? Oh my god, that's dead. Oh my god. Oh my god, poor fish. That is crazy. I've never seen that before. That is crazy. It almost looks like a casino for kids, doesn't it? Yeah. Looks like a casino for kids. But all the lights, it's like overstimulation. Oh, Glenn, look at this. All them games. That's cool. That game is cool. Oh my god. Real water. That is so funny. How's the fluffy cake? I haven't tried it yet. Dig in. Nice? Can I have some? Yeah, it's nice. Don't want to make a mess though. Unusual. I think it's with brown sugar or something. Cane sugar. That's cane sugar, no? I think that's cane sugar, yeah. That's tasty. That's a very interesting fluffy cake taste. That's different. I mean, it's good. It's really nice though. I'm just trying to translate what's going on here. Madeleine's trying to figure out what she wants. Yeah, I have translated it, but I don't know what I want. Superfood. Super dragon food. What did you say? I need to translate. What do you want? What size? I need to go. A small or large? Small. And small. Yeah. No sugar. Ice, yeah. So this is the issue sometimes translating. It's fun though. It's going to take more time. You have to make more of an effort to communicate. Them drinks look delicious as well. Are they like a lemonade with like fruits inside? Bubble tea. Lemon water. I take this. Sorry, no tea? Yeah. Okay. So you just paid two euro forty. Yes, for two drinks. That's okay. That looks good. There you go. There's your lemonade Madeleine. That looks good as well. Bye. I need to learn how to say goodbye. So I have a lemon water. I should drink hot tea, not cold tea. Stage the end. I have a bit of a sore throat. Yeah, true. I should drink a hot tea then. What do you want to do now? Try this. Go for it. How do you do this? Oh, you just stick it in, don't you? Stick it in, yeah. Easy as. There you go. Is it good? Oh my god. What's it made of? I don't even know what it is. What's inside? This is literally ice, water and lemon. This is amazing. She asked me if I want sugar. And this is really like with no sugar. Try this. Wow. That is so good. Oh, lemonade kind of needs a bit of sugar sometimes. No, but like. You're not feeling the best. So Madeleine always drinks matcha. And I've decided to have a matcha for once in my life. I don't know why. Why actually? I don't know why I'm having matcha but. Wow, this is so good. Okay, I want to try it though. No. This is good. I think it's good for your standard. Lovely bitter taste, you know. I know where to come though. Look how green it is. Oh my god. That looks like a good matcha. Oh my god, that gave me an instant relief of energy. It's a cow's milk though. Oh, there's milk inside. Oh well. But yeah, this is really bitter. This is awesome. Is this good matcha? But like it's more like green tea. Oh yeah, true. You know, you taste it. It's like not really matcha. It's like more like green tea. Yeah, yeah, true. Do you like it? But yeah, I could drink this every day. That hurt you? Very good. That hurt you? Yeah. I don't think I said it right. I think you said it right. I don't know. It's just different accents. Yeah, that's true. I think she was like, what is she saying? Don't use this overhead for you. She got a photo with you. My first selfie. You'd love it. That's so cute. I thought she... I just thought like she thought I'm crazy. But I don't think she... It's just where you shine sometimes, aren't they? Yeah, yeah. Because now she just walked past and asked me for a selfie. Where did we... Where are we? We just end up like in a food court. It looks like outside but the inside... Kind of inside outside because it has a lovely fresh... It has a lovely airflow inside. Wow, I'm loving this drink. I'm loving China. I keep saying that but yeah, it's so much fun. This is the excitement I love when traveling. I really like it. Wow, incredible. Food everywhere. Left, right and center, even though we have a full stomach. I've seen this before. Chinese turkey noodles, grilled cold noodles. This looks more like a food court. Yeah, definitely. So 18, we have like between 2 to 3 euro per sandwich, I think. So very affordable prices. Absolutely wonderful if you're on a budget. Oh my god, look at that. They look delicious. I think they're per kilo. You pay per kilo. That looks good though. Look at this bridge. We're like kids on Christmas morning. I know, we're just experimenting. Just checking out all the prices. Oh yeah, look, there's the prices. So the average is between... Yeah, 2 CNY to 8 maybe. Scores. It really looks like we're outside but we're inside. We made it look like we're outside. Oh, we are inside, Madeline. Yeah, we are inside but it looks like it's outside, you know? It feels like we're outside, yeah. Flynn's already making friends. Nobody can speak... They don't speak each other's language. I'm wearing the audio glasses. They take photos and they also wear... You know Huawei? Huawei. Huawei? Huawei. No. No, Huawei is like the phone. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Huawei, yeah. Huawei has this... Glasses. Glasses and cat hair. Ah, okay. You understand? I didn't know. We just came outside the mall again where we entered and we have another... Look at this. We have a food vendor selling full ducks. This is a full duck, isn't it? Yeah. So this is 49 CNY. It's 50 CNY. 50 CNY. How much is it, Flynn? I'm not sure, I can put the price below. It's not expensive though. You could easily eat a whole duck by yourself. Easy peasy. Easy. But this is really famous for Beijing like the duck. I've seen it literally in every corner selling duck since they arrived. They're selling it everywhere. We just ate it. I know. Anyways. So this is the meat... The one side is the meat section and this side is selling the pastry. The desserts, yeah. I'm actually wondering if it's cheaper for locals to eat out or cook their own food. Hmm, I'll check JPT. And how is it like for us? I think for us, it's cheaper to eat out than to cook at home. I'm not totally sure here in mainland China but I could ask. In general, eating out at local restaurants in China can be quite affordable. Especially if you stick to smaller family-run places. However, cooking your own meals can sometimes be cheaper. Especially if you buy fresh produce and staple ingredients in local markets. We are just walking home. But we thought we would give you a quick insight on why I feel like this day went so smooth for us. Because we were a bit prepared. But we're never usually prepared. You have to be prepared for China. I think the main criteria or the main apps you need to have is your VPN. VPN, I'm NordVPN. We use NordVPN. And then get yourself an eSIM like Holofine for example. Because the reason is China, they have the Great Firewall and they block everything. You can't access WhatsApp. You can't access YouTube, Facebook, Instagram. It's not working. So you need to have something that blocks it. But you need to have them before you enter. You need to download the VPN beforehand. Yeah, that's true. Because it wouldn't be possible to download it when you're in the country. Yeah, it needs to be activated. Chinese network. And then we also downloaded Alipay. And we already set it up before we came. And it was like instant. It's so good. It's actually super efficient. It's actually a really good system. Also, you have Didi China. Didi China. It's for getting cheap taxis, especially from the airport like we showed earlier. That's what we did this morning. Very affordable as well with the taxis. I can't believe how cheap they are here in China. We have Trip.com. So you can actually download an app as well. Book all your accommodation, your hotels, your trains. You can book the trains through the Chinese. Yeah, so there's a platform. It's called 123.06. You can also book it there. So you don't pay any fees to like a third-party platform. But you can't... What I read, you can't reserve seats. Oh. So a lot of our friends told us to book through Trip.com. Because they will take a little fee, I have to say. I did book through the official website, the Chinese one. And I think I saved like 10 euros on a booking. Because I booked the trip directly. Because Trip.com just takes like... I think like 5% or so. So that's what we did. Because we're gonna head in a few days to the Great Wall of China. Obviously, we're so excited. This is something you have to do. In general, for like trains. When you want to go from Beijing to another city. The train system, it opens two weeks before you can book it. Yes. And they sell out fast. Yeah, so make sure you kind of book it as soon as it's open. Your train ticket. Yeah. So there's all the things you can do on Trip.com. So many things to do. It's pretty good. It is actually a really good kill lab. So are these all the things that we needed for today? For our first day, right? They're the main ones anyway. Oh no, and I downloaded AMAP. Oh, AMAP, yeah. A-M-A-P. I didn't use it a lot. But I actually saved the restaurant. So it works like Google Maps. But Google Maps doesn't work really here. No, you can't use it. You can't pick information up. No, it's blocked. Like everything else. So I downloaded AMAP. Let's see the next few days when we try to navigate our way around. But so far so good. It's just so many things you have to get used to. But I think once you're used to it, it's all right. Yes, moving smoothly. I hope so. It doesn't feel as scary anymore after today, right? But yeah, we can put a checklist here with all the apps needed. Probably we're going to discover a few more apps and a few more useful tips over the next 20 days, which we're going to share with you guys. Wow, wow, wow, wow. I can't say enough yet. I think our first impression has been quite satisfying. Honestly, it's unreal. I cannot wait to keep exploring China. Look at this. This place is just like a big, huge amusement park for us. What do you say? A big old playground. A big playground. Yeah, it's a good way to phrase it. Yeah, I'm sure we're definitely not getting bored. Bored? Yeah. Anyways, we have to cut it short now, finish it and go back to our hotel. We're going back to the hotel. We hope you found this video insightful. And if you're new to our channel, we hope you stay tuned for the next adventures. And it would mean the world to us if you like the video, subscribe and comment down below. We hope we catch you in the next adventure. Bye.