1st of October
After such a ‘delicious’ breakfast we decided to escape the big crowds of the National Day and visit the The Great Wall. There are many parts of the Wall you can visit; we decided to go to the closest one – Badaling. Before climbing the wall, we also saw the Great Wall Circle Vision Theatre, 17 minutes long movie about how Great Wall was built and how it looks in all seasons. It was really fascinating to stand there and be surrounded by pictures and views of the Great Wall in summer, winter, spring and autumn all around you. That was the magic of the Circle Theatre.
After the Great Wall, we went to Qianmen to have traditional Chinese dinner. Well, actually it wasn’t going, but running to the place as the last order was taken at 9pm, but we managed. And the dinner was good. Though it can’t beat our breakfast. J
After the dinner I was trying to catch the last metro, but not successfully, so I had to take a taxi to reach my new host’s Alex place. That night it was raining heavily, but in the end I was warmly welcomed in the cozy Alex place with having my own bed and a spacious room. Alex is a guy from Venezuela who has been living in China for 5 years and doing his PhD there. He has learned a lot about China through the years spent there and he shared with me a lot of stories: about expanding Chinese economy, the huge difference between big cities and small villages in China and completely different lifestyles there. It was very interesting to listen. Thank you, Alex. J
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