Beijing Part III - The Great Wall

Getting to the Great Wall was a little difficult because our handy guidebook to Beijing (written in Korean) had guided us to a particular bus stop. At that bus stop were some hawkish vendors who were offering to take us to the wall at bargain prices in their own vans. Most of the regular bus drivers were too preoccupied to help us out. So we decided to forget that place and ask back at the hotel....

Beijing Part II - Sights, Sounds and Food

We declined to take a full tour-guided package because we wanted to do things in our own time. Heather lived in China before and speaks fluent Chinese, so we were free to make our own choices for the whole time we were there. If you get to travel with someone who knows the local language, it's infinitely more convenient. We woke up early to head out to the Great Wall, but got a bit confused ...