Brandon Taylor - our old neighbor from Tamaqua PA - is spending the summer in China as an intern for the China Daily News. He recently received is BS in Journalism from Penn State University. Expect to see him on television as a foreign news correspondent in the future.
Here is a summary of his tour in his own words -
Everything is going great. Went to see the Great Wall today. Hiked 10km over 5 hours on the wall. it was amzing. i attached a few photos. I even bought a cool hat to block out the sun.
We took a private tour. It only cost us $45. They picked us up at our hotel, took us to the great wall (a 2.5 hour drive) let us walk from two points on the wall for 10 km and then took us to dinner. They also dropped us off close to our hotel, but paid for a taxi. It was really a great experience.
Added later -
I should also add that at every watchtower along the wall were local farmers trying to sell water, hats, shirts, soda and even beer. BEER! in 90 degree weather. There was a little old lady who followed me for about 2 km trying to sell me a book, but i didn't give in. I kept trying to tell her "Bu yao" which is "I don't want it" but she would not stop. either way, It was still great.
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