Originally Posted by
Hoyaheel
Sorry to have asked too many questions and changed options over a couple of pages (and threads)
Here is the current plan:
1. Fly to Beijing on Sat, arrive Sunday Dec 6. Will go to dinner somewhere Sunday night - probably Dali Courtyard?
(not wedded to that so if you have a better suggestion, tell me!^)
2. Mon & Tues - meetings, purpose of trip. Presumably will have a group dinner on Monday but if we're free on Tues we could go to dinner again if you have recommendations.
3. Wednesday - tour with driver & guide, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven. Then shopping & dinner, hopefully (that would be on our own)
4. Thursday - Great Wall (Huanghuacheng or Mutianyu) then airport for late afternoon flight.
Now that we can see the entire context, this is making more sense. I had the impression you were on a transit visit, in on Sunday late afternoon, departing Tuesday early afternoon. With this amount of time, I think the plan is OK, but it is sad that you are skipping the Forbidden City, which I'd rank as a higher-value target than either the SP (in winter) or the TofH.