Our bags our packed, our tickets are bought, and our visas are secured (finally); in 2 hours we'll be checking our bags for the 24 hour train journey from Hung Hom station in Kowloon to Beijing. Once in the capital, our first priority will be to arrange admission to Beijing Normal University for the spring semester. Since we'll be there for 6 months starting in January, there are no 'must see' sites for us. We would, however, like to make a trip to the Huang Ha section of the great wall, the 'wild wall.' This section has no tickets, no hawkers, and is overgrown with weeds, completely unrestored. And it is breathtaking; exactly how the wall should be experienced, in My view. Hostel reservations were easily made online, and we've even secured a double bed in
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