This morning I had arranged for a driver to pick us up at
8am to take us to the great wall at Huanghua. It took us 90 minutes to get
there and already it was 34 degrees, it was going to be a hot day! We took the
boat across the lake rather than walking round it like I had done last time and
we both agreed that we would try and reach the 3rd watch tower. We
stopped for an ice cream and to stock up on water and then started the walk to
the bottom of the great wall and scrambled down to it. By this point I was
already feeling tired, the heat just drains all of your energy! We started
climbing up the great wall and made it as far as the first watch tower and we
both agreed that that was far enough! It was so hot and we were both really
tired by this point. The views were amazing though and we both agreed that it
really is a beautiful spot, you just don’t get scenery like it back home. We
were at the great wall for a total of 3 hours and it was still breathtaking the
second time round. We got back to the car and our driver took us to Sanlitun,
the centre of Beijing where we went for a late lunch and to the Yashow market
to look for some more souvenirs.
Two hours later we were ready to leave and picked up my
friend Raena on our way back who was also in the city. We got back to Houshayu
and dropped our things off and then went to pinnacle for a cold drink sat in
the sunshine. We only stayed for one before it hit me just how tired I actually
was.
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