Great Wall at Jinshanling

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Day 3 has been the best so far!! travelled to the great wall at a place called Jinshanling where the great wall has been very much untouched and is a crumbling ruin. From Beijing it is the furthest part of the wall to get to, approx 3 hrs but well worth the trip. Many parts are still in good condition, however, having to climb into the watch towers and up the crumbling steep slopes made for a very fun day. Weather was perfect, clear blue skies with the sun coming down but being up in the mountains there was a nice cooling breeze.

Pictures will be uploaded when we manage to get better internet access.

Tomorrow we shall be heading to Shanghai via the ‘Super Safe’ high speed rail link. Fingers crossed we shall blog tomorrow….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14262276

Tom

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Comments

[Mum]

Wow sounds amazing!!! Is everyone able to read the blog, as in do they know where to find it? I have set up a link so that i get an e-mail when you add to the blog. Safe journey tomorrow. xx

[the bazman]

hi!!!
The super fast train is in service--read another travel blog saying G & D fast trains suspended due to a recent crash If your booked on one obviously i,ve got wrong mail Be interested on your experience and thoughts

[Pete and Toms Excellent Adventure]

Expressd Beijing to Shanghai
Yes fast train was very good. Better than the eurostar if you have ever been on that?! booked 2 days in advance for hard seating(very comfy). Pete is 6.6 ft and had more than enough leg room, train was very clean and ran to time. All trains were running when we travelled on the 19th september. Best regards Tom and Pete xx