Up on the wall

Day 28 - The Great Wall

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April 28th 2015
Today I awoke with mixed feelings. I was looking forward to our adventure on the great wall, but I was also in two minds about leaving the comforts of the Novatel. Nonetheless, it was pick up time, straight after breakfast and we headed out to a less touristy part of the wall to start our adventure. We drove for about 2 hours from Beijing City to get to the place we were going to climb. I knew the ... read more

Asia » China

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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