Day 3: Mutianyu Great Wall

Today we went to the Great Wall of China. We had been planning to do this for a long time and it was one of the reasons why we flew to Beijing.

At 8:00 in the morning, our driver picked us up in front of the hostel. We drove about 2 hours north of Beijing. The car ride itself was very fascinating as it gave us a glimpse into the life around this megacity.

After our driver dropped us off at the information desk, we took a shuttle bus and then a very comfortable two-seater chairlift up to the wall. This section of the wall is about 600km long... so we knew from the beginning that we wouldn't be able to see everything. We strolled along the wall for 4 hours under the bright blue sky. The highlight of the visit to the wall was the descent from the wall on a summer toboggan run... it was fun :)

Afterwards, we went back to Beijing completely exhausted... There, we packed our backpacks and went back into the city to have dinner in the evening. The 2.5 days in Beijing were already very nice.