Monday, June 20
The Great Wall
Today we went to one of the top sights Dad wanted to see on this trip. The Warriors being another one. He is keeping a journal—voluntarily, we did not make him—and what he wrote was— The pictures of the Great Wall truly give you a feeling of how big it really is, and the trail it takes through the mountains.
When we got there, it was virtually empty of people. No lines, no crowds. Dad took the offer of sitting in a rickshaw that was pulled by two men. They took him up to the cable car and he thoroughly enjoyed being a ‘rajah’ for a bit! When we got to the top of the Wall, we walked around the area of the 14th Tower and took loads of photos. Then Dave, Sylvia and Molly walked to the 6th Tower and took the toboggans down. Dad, Abraham/guide and I walked around a bit more, then we went down in the cable car.
We met up later and Molly decided that the Wall was misnamed. She thinks that “The Great Staircase” is more appropriate! And she is right. It is not flat. And the stairs are uneven and can be as high as 12-16 inches (30-40cm) high. She sat down at one point to get down a particularly high set of steps.
Another fantastic Chinese meal for lunch. We are all spoiled with the great lunches every day. And the huge buffets at breakfast. And dinners . . .
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A bit mixed up--the photos.
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| The Wall in a haze. |
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| One of the Watch Towers |
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| View from afar |
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| It goes on and on and on . . . |
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| Not flat! |
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| Definitely not flat. |
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| Part of the Great Staircase |
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| I'm thinking this isn't in working order? |
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| Cutting across the countryside. |
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| Relaxing on the way to the top of the Wall |
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| The Wall and us |
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| No wonder you can see it from space. Although Dad noted that when we flew out of Beijing, he could not see it. I told him he needed to be on the moon. |
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| Two unknown people, but take a look at the wall behind them! |
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| Sylvia imitating a Watch Tower |
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