Construction WorkerGreat hostel, under construction on the outside only. So far, the best hostel I’ve been to. Great staff, can arrange anything you want.Courtyard Area of Leo HostelMaking youtiao, deep-fried dough stick. Tasteless, bordering on terrible-tasting, if that’s possible. Powdered sugar would have been a wonderful addition…The Great Wall at Mutianyu. Magnificent. Badaling is the tourist trap, this is the new, best place to see it without too many hawkers and vendors.He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man. – Mao Zedong‘The strength of a wall depends on the courage of those who defend it.’ – Genghis Khan Sentries could be bribed, so…Matianyu is renowned for its Ming Dynasty guard towers.It Seems to Go On ForeverFrom the Dave Ball School of Self-Photography. He’s the expert. I never do this. But I couldn’t resist. It’s The Great Wall! And I refused all of the people around me who offered to take a pic of me with my camera, haha!Guard Tower on the WallTiananmen SquareMonument to the People’s Heroes in Tiananmen SquareGate of Heavenly PeaceSecurity Guard at Tianenmen SquareNotice how gargantuan this portrait is compared to the people standing above.Forbidden City: Off limits for 500 years. Two dynasties Ming and QingStone Pillars in the Forbidden CityAn emperor sat hereExposed rocks in the Forbidden CityStreet Food in Beijing
