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... now illegal to the public; however, villagers don't really care and let you hike towards it anyway. I convinced Stephen to come along with me as I heard it was pretty dangerous and every year there are a few deaths from people falling off the wall.
We woke up early in the morning to hike before the sun was up, and took a bus to Huairou where we then transferred by black cab to Xizhazi. With a little tomato and egg in our belly for breakfast, we headed ...
Beijing? Meet Guide.
... eyes on our group and walked over with drinks in hand. While eating in an alley may not disturb some readers, you weren't there to understand how great the food was. I could pay ten times as much to eat it inside an actual enclosed building with novelties such as plates, but that's not the Beijing I'm looking for.
Tomorrow is a slow day for everyone to adjust to the time schedule. We are thirteen hours ahead of Chicago time, while some of ...
Great Wall Trek - What was advertised
... to a campsite at the village of Daweihao. Approx 7 - 8 hours walking.
Wed Sep 21:
Transfer to Simatai, walk to the summit of Mt Simatai After a beautifully prepared breakfast by our local crew, we head off for an exhilarating full day’s ascent to the summit of Mt Simatai. Today’s walk is challenging with views back across to Hebei. The Great Wall was built by over 1 million people who largely were soldiers, ...
Oddities of Wangfujing and tasty pineapple!
... mainly to enjoy a little air-conditioning). We all tried our hands at some calligraphy with a set they had open on the fourth floor. After playing around for a bit, we hopped back on the subway and went back near our hostel. Once we arrived to Qian Men station, we wandered around Dong Hua Men area for a bit. We picked up some refreshing iced mochas at Starbucks and went through several shops on our way back to our accommodations. All sorts ...
Chinese Medicine and Kindness gets an A+
... was healthy and showed him the meds I was on for my sinus infection. He wrote out a prescription. Fiona took all my paper work to the window we paid at whopping 68 yuan....that's about $10.00, yes 10 dollars! Behind us was the pharmacy window..filled my prescription and we were out the door. I was impressed, as was Sheena. Fiona got me back to the hotel, ordered Sheena some McDonalds, since they deliver here on a bike..too funny and told me to get rest tonight and ...
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