Beijing and the Great Wall
August 2nd 2009 After an overnight train to Beijing (sleeper had sold out, but soft seat ticket was fine), a bus ride and a sweaty walk in the sunshine along a main road, we found the lovely Red lantern hostel in the Xicheng district and refreshed ourselves!
First stop on our list was the birds nest stadium, and it was great! We could go inside and walk around - a (very small) part of the track was unc
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