We had a nice train ride from UB to Beijing. We had a four person sleeper cabin that we shared with a Russian girl and an American substitute teacher. The countryside was nice, especially in the Gobi Desert. We had our first glimpse of the Great Wall of China from the train.
Beijing is huge. The city is a strange mix of huge new buildings and little winding streets with tiny shops and tiny homes. Our hostel is on one of these tiny streets.
The food is great. Mmmm, Chinese food. We ate some Peking duck one night. Delicious but rich. You buy a whole duck which seems super huge but really you only get two plates of meat out of it.
Yesterday, we hiked the Great Wall. Not the whole thing... just 10 kilometres of it. It was beautiful up there. And quite the workout. Up. Down. Up. On uneven steps and crumbly bits.
Today we do the forbidden city.
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3 comments:
bonjour a vous deux ca semble interessant votre nouvelle aventure,surtout au niveau nourriture .J`ai hate de voir vos photo.Grand maman a recu ta lettre et elle est tres contente et elle etait fiere de me le dire c`est une tres belle pensee de ta part.Bonne route et a la prochaine. MAMANX0X0X0X0X0X0X0X
does this mean you are no longer a vegetarian?
What can I say Mongolia changed me! Or did I change for Mongolia? Meat is pretty tasty too, I don't think I'll give it up again.
It's been stranger for friends and family than for me I think... Just ask Venita. Even Aaron is finding it odd that once we're back in Canada we may have more meat in the fridge.
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