Day Twelve Summer Palace - Beijing West Train Station A little bit of a lie in we headed down stairs to reception to speak to our tour man Michael again who is extremely helpful. We wanted to go to Summer Palace today & he could tell us the best & quickest route that's for sure. With our little back packs sorted for the day we took the 10 minute walk to the subway. Once again bags scanned, tickets bought we had to change trains 3 times in order to get t...

Day Eleven Mu Tain Yu - The Great Wall of China Very very early start, awake at 6am & ready & waiting in reception at 6.50am for the start of the tour. We were in for a 2 & 1/2 hour bus journey to the Great Wall of China as we wanted to climb it & see the not so touristy parts. Also the place we where going was one of the oldest parts of the wall. We jumped in a car with 2 Australians as we had to be taken to another hostel where the tour bus w...

Day Ten Beijing Zoo - Hairdressers Lazing around the hostel for a bit we gathered our stuff together for the day & headed for the zoo. First before going the zoo we decided the take a little bus ride to a massive camera shop to see if we could purchase a genuine camera battery. In the shop, again communication was hard no matter how much we tried to explain they didn't have a clue - no battery was purchased!Walking down the street with no idea of which way ...

Day Nine Tian Anmen Square - Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven - Markets Early start but still very tired, this travelling business is hard work. On our way for breakfast we realised that spitting in China is absolutely accepted because people spit everywhere. The women are far worse than the men & they pull the nastiest grock from the back of their throats & they let loose by your feet - its vile!!! Breakfast at McDonalds (only place with normal type o...

Day Eight Seoul to Beijing Early to bed early to rise makes young people healthy & wise! 8.30am & already on the bus heading for Incheon Airport if it was anything like coming to Seoul we was in for one long bus journey. Arriving at the airport didn't take too long but oh my god the cold winter weather had set in! I don't think there was any clothing left in my rucksack because I was wearing them all! Bags all checked in & a Burger King thrown dow...