So we had a great time yesterday up at the Great Wall. Of course we went to the tourist section where the wall has been restored, and although the smog was lighter up there, the haze still limited our viewing of the incredible mountain terrain around us.
We then went to a small local village where we enjoyed some delicious local cuisine before walking around town. Then it was back into Beijing with a quick stop at the Olympic Village. The bird’s nest stadium and water centre are fantastic. We took some quick photos before boarding the bus once more. Just in time too, as the smog was starting to irritate our eyes and throats.
We had a free evening, but most of the tour group was pretty tired and didn’t venture far from the hotel. A few of us went to check out the silk market, which has about 9 floors of shops, but really only seems to have one shop that actually sells silks material. Otherwise the shops sell everything from shoes and sunglasses to toys and computers. A quick dinner, and the Mooroolbark team returned to the hotel for a meeting. We spent quite. A bit oworking preparing For the visit to Wujiang Senior Middle School and we’re getting excited about our return visit. Unbelievably we’d just finished listening to Ms. Williams’ speech for the welcoming ceremony (She’d been writing it through the evening) when we suddenly realised it was midnight, and so we all went off to get some sleep.
This morning we will travel to Wujiang. It’s a two hour flight and then a two hour bus ride. .we have a briefing this evening and a welcome dinner, so I don’t think we’ll get much else done today. Tomorrow we’ll be back in our sister school. I’ll report more then. In the meantime, we’ll try to get some photos uploaded.
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