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Stairway to Heaven
... betty! How did they do it?
I got towards the end section of the wall for tourists, after this point you could take a flight of stairs to the top and enjoy the views of the rest of the wall. I decided not to. It took me 2 hrs to walk that way, I had only another 2hrs to get back down the mountain. I could of took the cable car back but decided to resist. I made it this far and survived. All I had was a craving for Cola on my journey ...
Finally, a day off
... books. Honestly those were not that interesting because I see those all the time in America, but the really cool section was made of books that contained both Chinese and English. They had classics like Dickens, Emerson, and Shakespeare (I myself picked up a copy of George Orwell’s 1984 in both languages) and some more complex authors like Saint Augustine, John Locke, and Immanuel Kant. I was quite pleasantly surprised at these bi-lingual selections. After that ...
The Summer Palace and Sleeper Train
13:30 Ah I had a nice long sleep today, I wasn't up until 10am and then packed up my stuff including my clean and dry laundry. I'd missed breakfast though. Nevermind.
We met the group at midday and took the subway to the Summer Palace. It's been a beautiful sunny and warm day, and far less windy than yesterday which caused me windburn. My calves are just as sore as yesterday which is a shame as I hoped they'd have eased off a bit. They feel like they should look like ...
First week in Beijing. First time in China.
... br> On my way to the SFGG for which EE brought me a ticket (thumbs up EE) I was head butted by a women desperate to land herself on the train before I had managed to get off. Not a word was uttered. I then strained a muscle in my neck yawning. Must have been all the singing and shouting from class yesterday.
This was not at all my cup of tea but as much as most of it sucked big time, there were some enjoyable moments. The line up included local ...
Hotel swap
... dammen i Beijing, og ble vist rundt i en tradisjonell men liten courtyard. I disse bodde gjerne offiserer og andre middle til upper class borgere. kinesiske guidet lokale turer anbefales imidlertid ikke. Disse var svindlende dyre. Byen sees best på selvstendig vis.
Knoll og Tott
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