'Museum' visit included in tour. It wasn't much of a museum, and thanks to my Beijing tour book, I knew what was coming after the jade 'museum.'
We had to pass through the heated and brightly lit jade shopping centre before heading upstairs.
Our tour included a free lunch. This place looked more like a store than a restaurant.
We were fed, however.
Badaling:
It's about 70 km outside the city. Very cold, especially with the winds sweeping through the mountains. Still, I'm glad I went during the low season.
I wanted to visit another section of the Wall as well, but time wasn't permitting.
To get close to a walking section of the wall we rode a pulley/roller coaster up the mountain. This is how we came down:
I was jogging down a hill on the Wall and fell on my ass. A finger cut and blood gush ensued.
The visit to the Great Wall took up most of the day. I wanted to visit another place when we got back to the city, but it was too dark for taking pictures.
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Strange. Could that have been the exact same day I fell outside my hotel in Montreal? Right behind me was an excited toddler and a large Golden Retriever puppy trailing his leash; both were running loose. I didn't "stand" a chance--underfoot was a thick layer of ice under several inches of snow. But I lost no blood.
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