Having arranged a taxi and guide via email enquiry previous night we woke early and were collected from our hotel before 9. We passed the 'Birds nest' on our way to Mutianyu, one of the towns at The Great Wall where there aren't too many visitors.
At Mutianyu we decided to take the chairlift to the wall.
It's been a dream for many years to walk on the wall, and it was lovely, although like anything in life, too much build up can only lead to disappointment. It was beautiful though.
We walked back down the mountain and asked to be dropped at the camera shops. We hit Beijing rush hour traffic which was bad, but made the mall in time. Roy tried all the shops but none had the lens yet, so it was all a waste of time.
We headed off for dinner. Trip advisor suggested the best restaurant for Peking duck which Roy wanted to try, so we took the metro and asked a lady who lived on the street to help us find the restaurant. There were queues of people waiting for a table which is always a good sign. We eventually got a table and the meal was nice.
At Mutianyu we decided to take the chairlift to the wall.
We walked back down the mountain and asked to be dropped at the camera shops. We hit Beijing rush hour traffic which was bad, but made the mall in time. Roy tried all the shops but none had the lens yet, so it was all a waste of time.
We headed off for dinner. Trip advisor suggested the best restaurant for Peking duck which Roy wanted to try, so we took the metro and asked a lady who lived on the street to help us find the restaurant. There were queues of people waiting for a table which is always a good sign. We eventually got a table and the meal was nice.
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