Beijing
I wanted to go to China for long time and always thought that orient will be different from any modern country. In Russia when I was a little I had book about Mao. Every poem in the books said Mao the greatest. For some reason China for me was also Great Wall and maintains. When we were planning our trip I knew that I wanted to visit Great Wall.
I was very surprised when in the airport we were met by the guide who had perfect English. She was 24 but like any girl in US at that age she didn't know what he wanted. We drove trough Beijing and it was like any other western city with KFC and McDonalds we didn't see any old people in the uniform. Everybody we met were talking freely about their communist party and how in last 3-4 years the whole country rapidly changed. No more free housing. It is difficult to find job and so on.
We went on the Great Wall. It was modern build construction with toilets and other facilities. Some old parts of the wall are closed for tourists. Next to the wall we visited market where I bought Rolex watch for $5
I was very surprised when in the airport we were met by the guide who had perfect English. She was 24 but like any girl in US at that age she didn't know what he wanted. We drove trough Beijing and it was like any other western city with KFC and McDonalds we didn't see any old people in the uniform. Everybody we met were talking freely about their communist party and how in last 3-4 years the whole country rapidly changed. No more free housing. It is difficult to find job and so on.
We went on the Great Wall. It was modern build construction with toilets and other facilities. Some old parts of the wall are closed for tourists. Next to the wall we visited market where I bought Rolex watch for $5
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