Day 3

So far, this is the best day of the trip.  We were told to prepare for the worst weather and it has been very pleasant so far.   The Great Wall was very pretty and the view was incredible.  There is a gondola to the wall and then you start walking along it from tower to tower.   We went from tower 14 to 23 and the last stretch has hundreds of very steep steps, which were killer.   I got a chance to bond a bit with the group I hung out with as we climbed, took pictures, and scrambled on the ice
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Lunch was pretty tasty to. I got kicked out of the veggie table  because of space but that was just fine since the food was good.  

After lunch, we got a taste of Beijing traffic, the largest parking lot in the world.   It was over 3 hours to get back to where we were going.   I opted for visiting the fake market at this point to see what kinds of fake goods are made in China.   There were all kinds of items that start out at normal American prices but you can get them for one tenth the cost after a bargain.   I picked up a few items for a low price here.  I think that there will be more opportunities to get things in Shanghai as well.

The bus picked us up and took us to dinner at a hot pot place.   This food wasn't as great, perhaps because I don't like hot pot that much. I can't really figure out how to make it tasty.

After dinner, we started the night life part of our day at Mix Club.   The group had 2 tables and we got bottle service.  It took about a half hour but the bumbling waiters brought us a fruit dish and tons of alcohol.   Clubbing at the beginning mostly involved sitting around and listening to ridiculously loud music.   After a little while though our group took over the dance floor and we had some fun.   The staff gave us props, not compliments on our dancing style, but rather light sticks and glowing items to get other people on the floor. It was a really fun time and good to see other members of the group in this light.