I always thought my walking game was legendary... until Beijing.
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Oh, and I have to mention three friends—one each from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou—who told me certain places were 'just a short walk away.' Turns out, each 'short walk' was at least 20 minutes! You first-tier city folks are basically urban infantry units when it comes to walking.
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Twenty minutes? That is pretty close, just over a kilometer. I walk that much pretty much daily.
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From Tiananmen to Xidan, I asked a policeman how far it was. He said, 'It's very close, just a short walk.' Then I checked – it's 2 kilometers! That's 'very close'?
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2km isn't close? It's just a hop, skip, and a jump!
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After spending the last couple of days sightseeing in Beijing, I swear a kilometer here feels longer than a kilometer in Shanghai.
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Won't it be cold with nothing much to see along the way?
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That's why they say Beijing tour guides have the toughest job in the country.
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They have to walk so much and memorize tons of information, huh.
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I actually managed to schedule the Badaling Great Wall, the National Museum, AND Tiananmen Square all in one day in Beijing! My feet were absolutely killing me by the end.
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Are you sure you won't get stuck in traffic?
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@momo Hahahaha, remember when we walked from Wangfujing back to Xishiku? I was so freaking done with it, especially since they wouldn't even let us cross the road!
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And we just powered through the whole thing like that!