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On Monday morning we had a 6:30am wake up, with the intention of being in the lobby and ready to head to the Great Wall by 7:30. This was not made a reality as we got distracted by breakfast and the supermarket in the lobby which meant we only left at around 8am.
After an hour drive, we got to the Great Wall and purchased tickets for a round trip, up the chair lift and down on the toboggan. Once up on the wall, starting at the 6th gate, we climbed in groups, the fastest girls and Mr. Pearce reaching the 16th gate before walking back down to the start where we were to take the toboggan down.
On the wall we enjoying incredible views of the mountains and the group walking with Huang Lao Shi endured many group photos and a Great Wall Nut-bush performance.
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For dinner we enjoyed a Peking duck banquet, one of 3 famous dishes of Beijing, these being peking duck, hot pot and Zha Jiang noodles.
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After dinner we sang Happy Birthday to Hannah, as we celebrated her birthday 3 days early with a cake, while her sister was still with us. After a long and full day we went back to our hotel room and began packing our things for our check out and last day in Beijing the next day.
(Holly Schutz)
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