{"id":3261,"date":"2015-12-02T22:19:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T04:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/?p=3261"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T00:10:53","slug":"great-wall-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/os-inspirations\/feature\/great-wall-of-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Cable car and toboggan on The Great Wall of China by Anabel Newell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Great Wall of China has always been at the top of my bucket list<\/strong>. One year my husband and I decided it was time to make the dream of visiting this enchanting place a reality. Since China is not a common place to visit as a family destination (with two small children) we received a lot of criticism from various friends and family. We felt confident in our decision and did not let this deter us from going. Once committed, we planned our trip during the month of June. In hindsight I must admit that may have not been the smartest decision, as it was one of the hottest months of the year. Looking back maybe we should have visited during winter or spring, but the upside of going in the summer was that there were fewer crowds<\/strong>. We stayed in Beijing and decided it would be best to hire a driver for the day to take us to the Great Wall. We are not individuals who book tours for trips. Traveling with small children often results in unexpected situations and we like to have the flexibility to go at our pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n