Google walk.

I think you might be interested in this track:

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=204517252043754662191.0004c99cdf1e920675bfd

Created by My Tracks on Android. Name: Gteat Wall2 Activity type: - Description: - Total distance: 0.62 km (0.4 mi) Total time: 12:31 Moving time: 08:51 Average speed: 2.97 km/h (1.8 mi/h) Average moving speed: 4.19 km/h (2.6 mi/h) Max speed: 18.00 km/h (11.2 mi/h) Average pace: 20.21 min/km (32.5 min/mi) Average moving pace: 14.31 min/km (23.0 min/mi) Fastest pace: 3.33 min/km (5.4 min/mi) Max elevation: 658 m (2159 ft) Min elevation: 632 m (2074 ft) Elevation gain: 57 m (187 ft) Max grade: 0 % Min grade: 0 % Recorded: 13/09/2012 11:58am

Great wall part of walk

Not sure how this will go but it should show part of our walk on the wall by selecting the link below. I think you might be interested in this track: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=204517252043754662191.0004c99cd1273224a8b41 Created by My Tracks on Android. Name: Gteat Wall2 Activity type: - Description: - Total distance: 0.62 km (0.4 mi) Total time: 12:31 Moving time: 08:51 Average speed: 2.97 km/h (1.8 mi/h) Average moving speed: 4.19 km/h (2.6 mi/h) Max speed: 18.00 km/h (11.2 mi/h) Average pace: 20.21 min/km (32.5 min/mi) Average moving pace: 14.31 min/km (23.0 min/mi) Fastest pace: 3.33 min/km (5.4 min/mi) Max elevation: 658 m (2159 ft) Min elevation: 632 m (2074 ft) Elevation gain: 57 m (187 ft) Max grade: 0 % Min grade: 0 % Recorded: 13/09/2012 11:58am

Out of order but part of bus ride to Great Wall

I think you might be interested in this track: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=204517252043754662191.0004c99cfd2c78c1d46ad Created by My Tracks on Android. Name: Great Wall Activity type: - Description: - Total distance: 64.79 km (40.3 mi) Total time: 1:07:05 Moving time: 1:05:43 Average speed: 57.95 km/h (36.0 mi/h) Average moving speed: 59.15 km/h (36.8 mi/h) Max speed: 117.90 km/h (73.3 mi/h) Average pace: 1.04 min/km (1.7 min/mi) Average moving pace: 1.01 min/km (1.6 min/mi) Fastest pace: 0.51 min/km (0.8 min/mi) Max elevation: 305 m (1002 ft) Min elevation: 36 m (117 ft) Elevation gain: 347 m (1138 ft) Max grade: 9 % Min grade: -3 % Recorded: 13/09/2012 9:41am

Google walk

I think you might be interested in this track: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=204517252043754662191.0004c99ce10503812871f Created by My Tracks on Android. Name: Gteat Wall2 Activity type: - Description: - Total distance: 0.62 km (0.4 mi) Total time: 12:31 Moving time: 08:51 Average speed: 2.97 km/h (1.8 mi/h) Average moving speed: 4.19 km/h (2.6 mi/h) Max speed: 18.00 km/h (11.2 mi/h) Average pace: 20.21 min/km (32.5 min/mi) Average moving pace: 14.31 min/km (23.0 min/mi) Fastest pace: 3.33 min/km (5.4 min/mi) Max elevation: 658 m (2159 ft) Min elevation: 632 m (2074 ft) Elevation gain: 57 m (187 ft) Max grade: 0 % Min grade: 0 % Recorded: 13/09/2012 11:58am

Beijing Day 2 - Kung Fu show and Peking Duck

Went to an amazing show. Performers did forward flips across the stage without using hands. They landed on their heads and flipped without putting their hands  on the ground.

Great Wall

Quite amazing to believe I am actually standing on the Great Wall. The sky is blue and temp about 26 c. We arrived at about 11:00 and had 3 hours climbing the wall. The part we climbed had very few people. It has all been restored as the locals pinched all the stone for their own use over the centuries. We used a cable car
to get to the top and were supposed to use a toboggan to come down but it sprinkled with rain so they closed it down. We ended up walking down. I am unable to post picture at the moment because internet is very slow.
Two things I learn today. The great wall can't be seen from the moon and it was not built to keep out the rabbits.

Food market.

Live scorpions, cockroach, starfish and snake were on the menu.
Have discovered that censorship is so strong that facebook, YouTube and blogs can not be viewed. I am not able to view this blog but think it is posting.

Beijing Day 2

Tiananmen Square and Forbidden Palace. The square is amazing and will supposedly hold a million people. Also went to the Drum Tower and watched a drumming display. The tower was used to sound out the time across the city.Stairs were very steep but the view and drumming were worth it.

Beijing Day 1

Went to the Pearl markets today. Bought a genuine leather bag ( the sales girl told me so) and a tripod for the camera. After lunch we braved the subway and went to the Lama Temple which is a Buddhist temple. The sky has been grey from pollution all day and we have not seen the sun. The traffic is madness and the drivers all got horns for Christmas. Out the front of the hotel is 12 lanes wide and we are not brave enough to cross so we go down to the subway to cross the road.

13 hours

Just passed the 13 hour mark on the plane. Think I have had about enough. The Dragon Air A330 is certainly quieter than the last plane.kathy is stretched across 4 seats trying to sleep. There are only about 50 people on the plane so there are plenty of spare seats.

About 20 min from Beijing and the flight is getting a bit bumpy. Captain has told us to buckle up.

Qantas

Plane is half full and left exactly on time. Great choice of movies and think I will watch Hunger games as I have book with me to read. Next stop Hong Kong and then Beijing.

Departure