It was exciting as we drove in to see the wall from afar. And to give you an idea how far north of Beijing we had to travel: We were dropped off very close to the entrance around 12:30PM. The guide explained that we needed to be back down for 2:30 to have the lunch they provide at the local restaurant. There are 2 ways to reach the wall – walk or cable ride....
Read More
The area all around the Ming Tomb and Great Wall is farmland and orchards. So many vendors selling their peaches and apples and pumpkins on the roadside. If that wasn’t pretty enough, they plant wildflowers for the bees EVERYWHERE. It really is a beautiful sight. The great wall was about an hour away through rolling hills and countryside with small villages....
Read More
The drive wasn’t too bad to the tomb, and the highways look very similar to what we have back home. We arrived outside the gate and had a great tour guide explain everything. So I will share the video here and pictures below Pictures Explaining the arch in the previous picture Lots of places to rest and enjoy Entrance to the tomb This is for the emporer when...
Read More
We were called the previous night our pickup would be 7AM in the lobby. So we woke at 6AM so I had time to check email and get some breakfast at the hotel. I was hoping for a somewhat ‘American’ version and it was close. Boiled eggs, cereal, toast and then the typical Chinese mix of veggies, rice, etc (I was really craving potatoes or pancakes). We met...
Read More
Since this is National Week, almost everything major is closed and so is ESEE. So we planned, even though others had warned us it would be crazy, to travel to Beijing. When else would we have a chance to see the Great Wall and other local sites. It was indeed going to be busy, since there were no 2nd class (ie. cheap) tickets left, so instead of 500RMB ($95CAD) each...
Read More
Even my laptop is reminding me how long we’ve been away!
Read More