Off to the Great Wall at Mutianyu today. Sky very grey and slightly hazy coming out through suburbs. Temp 20-24c After a painless drive (taxi) to Mutianyu Ying had asked the driver what translation app he used We are now the proud face of Chinese tourism 2026! He had gone off and found the Tourist …
Month: April 2026
Our first full day Together we had a good nights sleep…. Ying was awake til 4am, I woke up at 5… Hotel breakfast was extensive, 30yards of buffet. I was surprised at all the pork/bacon. Not in Malaysia now! And to Ying’s delight, free flowing coffee Breakfast cafeteria. It’s has everything you could desire , …
A rather bumpy flight all told, but views over Russian Steppes, Mongolia were spectacular from above Ying had fish rice, I had beef rice, not sure I could tell the difference! Took minutes to go through health quarantine, (which just meant walking through a gate?) customs, bag collection and out we went Took first BYD …
We’ve had many happy months planning our trip with Sally and Gary Unfortunately circumstances conspired against us and thwarted their participation at the last minute and they quite rightly bailed out a few days before departure This led to an epic Ying vs Call Centre battle getting our tickets and luggage organised, Ying won!!!