Day 20: Shanhaiguan – Beijing: Back to the Base
Beijing, 05/10/2005 at 23:00 Day 20: Shanhaiguan – Beijing: Back to the Base As agreed our contact in the taxi underworld of Shanhaiguan had kept his word to arrive with a mini bus to bring us to Beijing. We hadto take the bikes partly apart, but at the end everything fitted and we were brought…
Day 19: Shanhaiguan: End of the Wall
Beijing, 05/10/2005 at 23:00 Day 19: Shanhaiguan: End of the Wall Finally ready for a bit of sightseeing in Shanhaiguan this day was about seeing the first part of the Wall. We started out early in the morning at “The First Pass Under Heaven”, which is the first important tower on the Wall. Having enjoyed…
Day 18: Bei Dai He – Shanhaiguan: Lost in China
Beijing, 05/10/2005 at 23:00 Day 18: Bei Dai He – Shanhaiguan: Lost in China A few times during our holiday the biking route guidebook has been a bit of a challenge – on this day more than ever. After 12 kilometers we decided to return to Bei Dai He and start over. Again we didn’t…
Bei Dai He: Finally Online Again
Bei Dai He, 01/10/2005 at 23:00 We DID say that it would be a while before you’d see us online again, but that it should take six days until our next post was unforeseen. Below is a rundown of the events that have passed from day 11 through day 17.
Day 17: Golden Coast – Bei Dai He: Happy Birthday China
Bei Dai He, 01/10/2005 at 23:00 Day 17: Golden Coast – Bei Dai He: Happy Birthday China On the 1st of October 1949 the People’s Republic of China was declared, which makes today China’s 56th birthday. We celebrated with a short ride to beach resort Bei Dai He in good weather and spent all afternoon…