Weather, roads, and miscommunication seemed to conspire against us visiting any section of the great walls. The morning before our flight to Korea we finally managed to visit Juyong pass. The wall at Juyong pass is impressive not for its size, but because of the very steep ground it covers. It is easy to see …
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Snowed in
All the roads to different great walls were closed again today. It is clear they aren’t equipped to handle this level of snow and cold – every bit of snow we have seen removed has been completely by hand. I’m hoping they are finally open tomorrow – we can try for a quick visit before …
Windy, snowy Beijing
It was clear, sunny, and brutal with the wind chill. The snow yesterday meant blocked roads today, and no trip to the wall. The snowfall yesterday was the most Beijing had seen in 60 years. After a breakfast of champions – buozi (steamed buns with pork) – we headed over to the square and forbidden …
Wandering in the snow
It was a snowy day in Beijing. The markets and streets were still busy. We hit up the antiques area and ran unto some tough bargainers. Then it was on to the Temple of Heaven for a walk around. The park is beautiful in the snow and the marble steps deadly. As we were exiting …
Beijing
We fought off the urge to sleep and continued our very long day exploring our new hood and eating ducks in Beijing. Lots of bling. Today we are braving the snow to wander around town. It is nice to see the fresh snow, the stuff when we arrived was looking quite grimy.