The Great Wall of China

Back in Beijing. Up bright and early for our trip to the Great Wall of China.

Neil has been to the Great Wall 2 times already, but this time we opted to go to a different section of the wall. We chose a tour that would take us to the Jinshanling part of the wall - 10.5 km, much of which has not been restored and as such this is one of the least busy sections of the wall.

We had two options - take the cable car up or hike, but since I was catching a cold we opted for the slow cable car.



At the top!











Now when I think of wall I usually think "flat". So I was ready for a peaceful stroll along the wall, looking out onto the scenery and imagining myself as a Chinese guard in old times. This is not so much the case. The wall is cracked, crumbling and falling apart. It has many steep hills and staircases and Chinese guards in the old time would have had an excellent cardiovascular system.

So we began our hike.





Another Lost in China moment courtesy of Neil (can you find him?)



Hmmmm - am I up for a climb?



Victory!



Time for a rest - don't fall.



The trip down is easier - sort of.....



And no better way to complete a tour of the Great Wall than with a cold beer.