Yesterday we conquered the Great Wall of China (ok we walked about 800m of it) in 30+ degree heat, almost 100%
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humidity, just over 1km of visibility, and a pretty agressive strip of hawker shops. It is an amazing site that we were pleased to see. We finished our day with a few cold drinks at local ex-pat bar, The Den (thanks for the tip Chris) where Waldu cheered on his Springbok team…sole supporter.
After 3 days of living off a diet of rice and brocolli we finally found some western restaurants – another highlight to our great wall adventure! Only 1 more day of bad manners, smog, wierd food (fancy some boiled bull frog?), no facebook access, and boredom to go and we get out of here and head to Mongolia on another overnight train. We hear that they really like to eat meat there so are looking forward to the cuisine.
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Jul 27, 2011 @ 09:10:04
Hi Nic Loved the pitures of the great wall. When we visitied China it was around this time of year, so I know how you feel re the heat. Looking forward to hearing about the Mongolia leg of your trip. Hopefully when we get there the sky will turn blue again…. Safe travels Cheers Rob F
Jul 28, 2011 @ 04:27:42
Sounds like you aren’t enjoying China much, except for the Great Wall and the Rugby in an expat bar! Hope you have a good feed in Mongolia although I’m guessing it’s best not to ask what sort of meat 😉
Travel safe!
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