If ever it was going to happen then it was bound to happen on the first day!
It was the first day in China (Beijing) and we went up to the Summer Palace with the bus and then back with the taxi. We hadn't realised at the time, but when the taxi driver handed back our 100 yuan note and said he "didn't like new notes" - he had actually switched the note we gave him with a counterfeit. We found this out later when Mum tried to pay for dinner at the hotel and it was returned as a counterfeit.
We deduced it must have come from the taxi driver because Travelex would check their money and the only other place we got money exchanged was at the hotel - and they checked it all through a special machine before they gave it to us. Rocky, our tour leader, later confirmed that this scam sometimes happens in taxis.
Now we have another souvenir!
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and Judy
2 comments:
Hello!
I just caught up on your China blog entries. It's great that you got to go to some more remote places as well as the big city.
I'm looking forward to hearing more about your adventures and of course catching up with you in Scotland later on your journey.
Have fun and stay safe
xo
Kelly
We are looking forwrd to the UK too. I've got my phone on roam so I'll let you know when we arrive in London.
Bec
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