The Great Wall and the Great Warriors
November 13th 2010 Saturday 6th November
We set off on the local bus to a town halfway between Beijing and the Wall. Here we were to catch a minibus but "No" said the local taxi men "this bus he finish at 10" (slightly suspicious as it was five past!). Thus began the greatest negotiating this side of Hope car boot sale. "480 yuan" cried one chap. " No" said we, "280 at most" - cue canned laughter from his backin
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