The Great Wall

We took a bus 60km outside of Beijing in order to find a good piece of the wall WITHOUT many tourists or annoying vendors selling tacky stuff... Lovely views and afterwards a nice cold beer....

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Beijing

October 18th 2009
Hi Dear Friends, sorry for the big silence, we haven't posted any entries for long... partially because of the trip to North Korea, but let us start with Beijing first! After the harsh weather in Mongolia we really longed for the high 10s or low 20s C in Beijing, which thankfully awaited for us there. OK, no fliplops weather, but we could get rid of the long john's, gloves, caps and fleece j ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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