The Beijing airport is gorgeous and huge!
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Of course .... Chinese Food.
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Elwood could not get over the bikes~ still in use
~ but he is sure they are from the early 50's
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Taxi anyone?
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Or enclosed...
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Or rent your own.
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On Thursday, we went to the Great Wall. This looks like the Great Wall
but it is a random wall inside Beijiing where we caught a bus
for a 1 hour ride 43 miles north of Beijing to Badaling,
a restored section of the Great Wall.
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The Great Wall at Badaling.
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We climbed to the highest peak you can barely see
- on the very left of this picture
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We both were ready to walk the wall.
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The wall is wide and very high.
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Near one end of the wall, there were a lot of people.
Sometimes with very uneven stairs, sometimes with a steep slope.
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That is why they needed this sign.
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Is this what it means?
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Or this?
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A rest break
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We guessed they were Mongolians
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A warning along the way
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Maybe Erik didn't obey.
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Their answer for potty training...Hmmmm...
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A great day!
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Back to Beijing and Wangfujing Street
Comments
Enjoyed touring Asia through your blog!
-Karin