Day 1 (7th November) Treked off to Tianamen square, forbidden city and Jingshan park. Very misy/smoggy day unfortunately, so the view from Jinghan Park was not the best :( Day2 Booked onto a tour through the city central youth hostel to go to the Great Wall. As can be expected with these cheaper, smaller tours, the visiting of factory shops was included! (Pearl, silk, jade and vase places) but was not too bad! Before the wall we visited the Ming Tombs, was a whistle stop tour but good. Obviously the visit to the wall after lunch was the highlight of the day and what we were really waiting for. The group collectively decided to visit the section where we could climb to the top - and prove ourselves!! This we did!!! but what a climb, expecting
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