Peking to Paris 2016 in a 1966 VW Karmann Ghia Patrick & Christine Sommer Car 65

Many of you have followed us on the 2015 "Road to Mandalay" and on the 2012 “London to Cape Town” rallies. On June 12 we will start to drive 14 000 km on the "Peking to Paris" rally. The race will take us through Mongolia & Siberia driving through 11 countries until we reach Place Vendôme in Paris on July 17. We will try to post a short comment on our blog on most days with the exception of Mongolia where we will have no internet access.

Sunday, 12 June 2016

Day 1 Great Wall to Datong

First day of the rally. Driving through Beijing on a Sunday morning is like the rush hour in London.

The official start was at the Great Wall, with the huge American built "La France" vintage cars leaving first.

The north of China is thinly populated, sometimes crowds would gather and look at all the old cars they have never seen.

On our way to Datong we passed the amazing Hanging Monastery built in 491 which includes Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

We are heading for the Mongolian border and rough roads & tracks with timed special sections will only start when we leave China.

1 comment:

John L, MiamiSunday, 12 June 2016 at 06:25:00 GMT-7
Enjoying your Blog and following the rally from many different sources. Say hi to Ed & Guido of Chevy Fangio #46 when you share a beer with them! Keep Calm and Rally ON!
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