Hi!! Today we went to the Great Wall of China!!! Check out the pictures but it really doesnt do it justice. It was absulutely increddible. We travelled to the bus station and met a guy called Mr Liang who drove Elle, are friends an english couple Carl and Alex, Adam who is from the Lake District and Greg our new favourite chinky friend as we call him ( Actually he is half Japanese but from Oz) and likes Jam. (Greg says, "jam jam jam jam jam jam") beca...

Well... 2nite was definately interesting to say the very least we adventured out to beihei park which was beautiful and such an experience! So that was good, but when we got something to eat we didn't know how quickly the night would change! The food was absolutey disgusting and smelt like horse even though it was veggie! So we paid for wat we ate then left, but they chased us down and tried to make us pat for the food we sent back which came to a stupid a...

Hey! Been to the Silk market again to get measured for some tailor made shirts. Getting 2 made for 24 quid and picking them up from the market tomorrow. Went with a Mormon guy called Jermaine from the hostel who is fast irritating me with his strange ways. I cant understanhd why it is against his religion to drink cocacola tea or coffee. Heard the sound of atleast 10 ducks being murdered metres from my head in the early hours of the morning. There also used to ...

Ni Hao! Beijing Day 2! Today we went to the Silk Market. We tried to walk there from the hostel but Beijing is VERY big and crossing the road at the intersections is just bloody chaos! Caught the subway which was pretty high tech and easy to use. Touch screen ticket machines are pretty good and the beep the ticket makes at the gate is better than in England. Also you have to pass through security in every station. Scary! Bought beautiful wooden painted fans b...

Hello!!!!!! So we are in CHINA!!! The flights were horrible and jet lag feels abit like being a zombie with an over sized head, but we are here!!! Beijing is lovely from what weve seen and although very stormy and wet, were looking forward to seeing more of it 2moro! We've already met some other travellers as well @ our hostel and every1 is really lovely! Our room is definately cosy but is great for 5 quid a night! Wev'e gota stay here about a week now, as we d...