I had perfect weather while I was there- and the Magnolia and Cherry Trees were in bloom. I also had great visibility at The Great Wall (I had heard smog can be a problem).
I met lots of other travels at the hostel and did more socializing in the past 6 days than I've done in 7 months in Hong Kong! In fact I met 5 other teachers from Hong Kong (all British) who were traveling because we all had the same vacation dates. All in all, it was a really great trip and it renewed my belief in good traveling karma!
Its a bit of a miracle I wasn't hit by a bike or a bus while in Beijing- the traffic is unruly there. People are friendlier but also more aggressive towards tourists. It is also really dry in Beijing- apparently they get sand storms from time to time. It's really flat and everyone rides bikes and it was fairly easy to get around on the subway.
I have about 600 pictures to sort through and post, so I'll start working on that tomorrow. For now I just picked some of my favorites. More to come....
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