Too hot – getting new shoes in Beijing


I have been walking during a very hot period lately. I have also been walking fairly good distances. The Great Wall has been too dangerous to follow all the way from Huairou to Gubeikou as many people on the Chinese blog have warned me. As a result of walking more along roads and paths, I have started using jogging shoes. The shoes I used were not very old, but all the same, asĀ  the soles have got grooves right under my feet this has resulted in several blisters.

I therefore decided to go to Beijing for a whole day to get some R&R and get a new pair of jogging shoes that my sister and mother brought over when they came to visit earlier this year. That will hopefully mean I will be getting fewer blisters.

Can’t wait to get back to Gubeikou and the Great Wall East of it in the Panlongshan area.

Yes – Bryan – I believe it will be the first time I see the Northern Qi Great Wall. Can’t wait!