dfter the first stage, which saw the competitors leave from Mumbai to reach Satara, the journey of Beijing Express 2023 continues. Tonight at 9.30pm on TV8 the second episode airs. The cast is still complete. There are 9 couples competing, but one will be eliminated at the end of today’s tests. It is hosted by the duo of Costantino della Gherardesca and Enzo Miccio.
Beijing Express 2023second episode
In the second stage the competitors must cover 453 kilometres. The start is set in Kolhapur, in the west of India, where the Kushti wrestlers’ school is located. The finish line, however, is Hampi. The adventure begins in the square of one of the oldest and most impressive buildings in the city, the Bhavani Mandap.
Here travelers must demonstrate that they are good at cooking. And obviously knowing how to get the right ingredients. The recipe to prepare is thandai, the snack most loved by Kushti wrestlers, made with buffalo milk and ground dried fruit. The dried fruit is given to them by production, but the problem of milk remains. They have to get it back at the local market and that’s no easy feat.
In each stage, each competitor has 1 euro per day in local currency and a backpack with minimal equipment. This means that the money may not be enough to pass the tests effortlessly. Plus, he has to find a way to communicate with the local population.
The itinerary, from Kolhapur to Govindakoppa
Returning to the test, once two milk containers are recovered, the couples reach the Khasbag Maiden arena to get to work. They prepare thandai and drink it. They then enter the arena to search for a map that contains valuable clues. Here they encounter another obstacle: the Kushti wrestlers struggling with training. After that they reach Govindakoppa village.
Here the 9 couples have to face a further test. They get to work drying a bucket of cow dung. Once the task has been completed, they head towards Badami to reach the Red Book of Beijing Express 2023. The first three couples compete for the immunity test.
The cast of “Beijing Express 2023”. (Sky)
The immunity test is the one that allows you not to be eliminated. The location is Lake Agasthia and the couples have to find a sari dress to wash inside the village. To do this, one of the members of the couple consults the supplied map and guides his partner to the destination via a radio link.
When the companion carries the basket to the lake, continue with washing the clothes, which must be wrung out. Once the work is finished, they have to find, among a pile of pots, two lids with the program logo. They only have two attempts left. If they don’t guess, they are forced to empty the jar containing the saris, fill it with water and wring everything out again. The first couple to find the lids rings the bell and wins the immunity test.
The hosts of “Pechino Express 2023”, Costantino della Gherardesca and Enzo Miccio. (Sky)
The immunity, bonus and malus test
At this point, the second episode of Beijing Express 2023 is almost coming to an end. The couples have to feed some monkeys with bananas, photograph them while they eat and show the photo a moment before jumping on the red carpet that marks the finish line.
The bet includes a bonus, awarded to the couple who win the immunity test. And that is the possibility of traveling with a camper, in the company of an Indian chef. Furthermore can assign a penalty to another couple. The penalty consists in making her leave last, after having let ten people get on a tuk-tuk at the same time. A significant impediment, considering that gaining time is essential to beating the competition.
Beijing Express 2023who will be the first couple eliminated?
Furthermore, tonight the first couple is eliminated. So the game comes to life and the competition begins to animate the travellers. In the first episode, the last classified were the hypochondriacs Dario Vergassola and his daughter Caterina, saved by the black envelope, which establishes whether the stage is preliminary or not. Who will have to leave the program?
The cast is made up of: Italian Americans Joe Bastianich and Andrea Belfiore, The newlyweds Federica Pellegrini and Matteo Giunta, Mother and son Martina Colombari and Achille Costacurta, The Sicilians Salvatore Schillaci and Barbara Lombardo, The educated Maria Rosa Petolicchio and Andrea Di Piero, The Mediterranean ones Carolina Stramare and Barbara Prezia, The activists Giorgia Soleri and Federippi, The lawyers Alessandra Demichelis and Lara Picardi.
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