They say that the world is shrinking and it is, with respect to the ease of travel worldwide. Tourists want to get to the most remote outposts of the globe and adventure travel is becoming increasingly popular. When I was a child, I wanted to visit the Far East and the Great Wall of China, in particular. China has held a fascination for me, but I never dreamed that I would actually get there one day.
My husband and I have decided to put into place and go on the vacation of a lifetime. We have a friend who lives and works in Japan, who speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese, having studied the language at the University of Beijing and has also worked in Taiwan. The plan was to visit our friend in Tokyo and see a bit of Japan. Then we flew to Hong Kong to spend a little time, and then to China. Our friend went with us, which made the trip a lot more fun and much easier to have someone to interpret for us.
Beijing is a fascinating place and we made the trip usual, including exploring the Forbidden Palace and Tinnamen Square. One of the striking things is the amount of cars in the city and the background noise tooting car horns. Then came time to board the bus to take us to the Great Wall of China. We had read about it as much as we could, but nothing really prepares you for that.
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