Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ hǎo ma! ( Hello, How are you )
So The night before my departure day , i did not sleep well at all.
I had China on my mind, I'm excited and nervous.
So I'm hoping i can " hit the hay"Læs mere
Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ hǎo ma! ( Hello, How are you )
So The night before my departure day , i did not sleep well at all.
I had China on my mind, I'm excited and nervous.
So I'm hoping i can " hit the hay"Læs mere
A family run business in the north of Beijing called Impressions Inn.
We had a de-brief from our Tour leader Penny.
Then we got our keys and got buddy'd up and had an hour to burn
So we went to theLæs mere
Day 3 - First step on the wall...eeeeek.
Had to wait over a year for the feeling of just performing my first step on the Great Wall of China , the anticipation and nerves were huge!, a sense ofLæs mere
6:30 alarm calls,as we had to be o the road by 8am.
Today was a massive challenging 8 hours trekking the Gubeikou Gateway section of the wall which lies between two passes in the mountains in theLæs mere
Woke up feeling a bit soar and achey from the previous days trekking but really positive mind frame , because this particular section is by far the most difficult and challenge.
I didn't come allLæs mere
We got transferred to Xishuiyu Village , and begun our days trek along a steep woodland path to get on the wall , this was very demanding and challenging on the legs!
But once at the top , the viewsLæs mere
We set off for our last day on the wall relatively early , around 8am.
As we had got lots planned for the evening to celebrate.
I could sense mixed emotions , excitement , nerves and sadness due toLæs mere
We set off really early, to catch the early morning entertainment at The Temple of Heaven, this included checkers, dancing, yoga, working out and just simply relaxing, it was built for someone to goLæs mere