The Great Wall at Mutianyu

Today we went to see the Great Wall in an area 70km north east of Beijing. It was great; in fact it was amazing. We chose this section of the wall because of its stunning scenery and hoped it would be less crowded than the areas which are easier to get to from Beijing.

This evening we went out for Peking duck.

Beijing - The Forbidden City

Today we visited the Forbidden City. It is a massive collection of palaces and courtyards lived in by emperors from 1420 to 1912. It was very busy and very hot. 

Day 13 & 14 - Ulaan Baatar capital of Mongolia

We have spent the last two days in UlannaBaatar as well as washing everything we own we have been able to see the city....

One of many Chingis Khan statues....

More dinosaurs....

Day 10 - 12 Gobi continued....

More pictures from the Gobi Desert....

Dinosaur remains are everywhere genuine skull below

More of the desert....

Probably the world most remote petrol station...

Caramels lots of camels .....

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Ger life

We've just returned from 3 days in the South Gobi desert. We slept in gers (they are called yurts in Russia).

Another day. Another beer with a view.

Decoration inside the big dining room ger.

Day 10 - 12 The Gobi Desert

We’ve just finished three amazing days in the Gobi desert. I’ve uploaded the pictures below.

Landing at South Gobi’s biggest airport....

Next stop the Flaming Cliffs the pictures dont do them justice...

Mongolian food and drink

 Jon enjoying a pre-dinner drink.

 Jon's favourite beer

 My favourite beer.

 Salad starter. This was a pleasant surprise as we had been told the food would be very meat-heavy.

 Unidentified stir fried meat.

 Mmmm. Jelly with sprinkles.

 Second round of dumplings for the day. 

At 4.8% we're not sure how this was "light", but after 3 days in the desert, a cold beer was very necessary.