September 11, 2025
We left the Great Wall and went to THE MING TOMBS - however we were disappointed to find there was nothing there except the grounds.
Their website needs some updating! All the cool artifacts are long gone from the site! We didn't a lot more walking and climbing, with nothing but this funny picture at the end, to show for it! Look at where Bob's water bottle is aimed!
This evening we went on a Food Tour I had arranged in the Hutong neighborhood of BeiJing. This was a very pretty, residential area with lots of shops and energy. The Hutongs are some of the oldest housing areas - many down long narrow alleys and have communal living space. The four restaurants we went to on the tour, were all small owners and we would never have found some of these amazing food samplings on our own! We had to split into 2 groups of 6 to accommodate small spaces. Our guide Joe was great. Super open, friendly and answered all our questions! He even walked us back to subway to make sure we found our way back to Hotel hassle free.
