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EP1 ~ "Real Fast! Quack, Quack!"
Neobie:
Way more than enough proof that they get on the first flight? Does the sign say United?
A search yields UA875 as the only direct flight to Tokyo (where they connect to another airlines, United doesn't serve that route). It departs at 1:13pm and arrives at 3:25pm the next day. Tokyo is about two hours away from Beijing, so the timing would seem correct for them to arrive at night.
The Plain Dealer link says that the Great Wall is the second of two elimination points. Which would mean that the first is within Beijing proper, with Mongolia coming after the wall if the producers have any geographical sense or if the spoilers are correct. Right off the bat, soon after the food, on the night they arrive at Beijing? That would be totally cruel.
Oh, and the sign behind?
Reads 渔夫烤鱼 (couldn't decipher it just now, no idea why). Also on 东直门簋街, so it rules out any franchises that may exist elsewhere in Beijing. However, this poses a slight problem. This photo is quite a distance away from the Golden House, even though they are in the same district. Just an establishing shot?
puddin:
The writer even hints towards Bilal & Sa'eed being the first team eliminated :
How do the Cleveland guys fare? Well, it's an impeachable offense for a TV critic to even suggest which teams are sent packing. You'll just need to make the trip to Beijing and the Great Wall to discover the identity of the eliminated duos.
"I'm from Cleveland, Ohio," Abdul-Mani says with a laugh. "What do I know about chopsticks?"
Boingo:
;D Just clearing out some odds-and-ends, mainly obvious locations in the vidcaps. Ho-hum... :snicker:
Looks like after arriving, they head to the Shuttle Bus/ Taxi stand area at the airport. :plane:
ETA: Looks like racers take a taxi from tha airport to their first destination. Just noticed, they arrive in the evening, but shot from inside of bus clearly shows a lot of daylight. Hmmm..... :-\ :groan: Maybe the bus is taking the racers to the Great Wall the day after. :angel:
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Slowhatch:
My guess is that's a Seatac shuttle from this company or something similar: there's English on the windows and context in the cap ("Hi! We're racers too! B:) B:) ")
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Boingo:
Quick search reveals tons of these Rickshaw Tours of the Hutongs of Beijing.
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