Our adjacent halt inwards Beijing...The Great Wall of China, as well as dandy it was! We decided to become to the Mutianyu department of the wall which was almost 2.5 hours from downtown Beijing. We hired a driver to accept us to the wall as well as hold off until nosotros finished touring, it was pretty convenient.
But first, Ella started her 24-hour interval amongst wonton soup, of course.
We chose the Mutianyu section, because at that spot was a gondola to accept you lot upward to the wall which is at the top of a mountain, as well as also a slide to accept you lot dorsum down.
The girls were really excited almost this, equally was I!
We got a bird's optic stance of the slide from the gondola.
Getting closer to the wall....
We made it!
It was thus thrilling to really live standing on the Great Wall, a identify that I had learned almost inwards schoolhouse as well as seen inwards pictures, but never dreamed I would really visit. And pictures don't create it justice!
There are many watchtowers along the Great Wall, as well as they were built almost every 10 to 200 steps, according to the defensive necessity of the location. The master copy business office was to supply a identify to post smoke signals to other parts of the Wall, to denote an attack. (So, thankful for modern technology! Speaking of which, nosotros had no access to social media of whatsoever variety inwards China, equally good equally difficulty googling only almost anything. The regime heavily regulates information. It was frustrating! Again, let's protect our liberty of speech!)
We were able to climb to the top of a few of the watchtowers.
Can you lot spot Ella?
This department of the wall was outset built inwards the yr 550, as well as strengthened inwards 1368-1644, as well as is made to a greater extent than oft than non from slabs of granite.
The wall was initially built to continue the Mongols as well as other enemies from attacking, as well as to allow the Chinese to impose taxes on goods transported past times agency of the Silk Road.
There were certainly parts of the wall that were almost guide down. Watch your step!
I can't fifty-fifty fathom how they built this wall, it really is 1 of the dandy wonders of the world. Many people suffered tremendously, lost their lives, as well as are fifty-fifty said to live buried correct within the wall. It was sobering to mean value almost the cruelty the people faced as well as the girls asked many questions on the subject.
Off inwards the distance, the Wall stretched equally far equally the optic could see. Incredible!
The surrounding stance was pretty incredible, equally well.
Time for a quick household unit of measurement selfie. We're getting better!
From a window of 1 of the watchtowers, nosotros could encounter ruins of a department of the wall that has non been maintained. And amongst almost 5,500 miles of wall, that is to live expected! It's MASSIVE!
It was interesting that most of the Mutianyu Wall expanse was made upward of small-scale steps (about two inches tall),
to really large steps (about 1 human foot tall). There was non a lot of only smoothen ground, which was unexpected. And a operate out!
But nosotros finally flora a to a greater extent than stair-less section. This is to a greater extent than of what I pictured the Wall to live like.
Lots of slanted staircases too, which variety of threw your stability off. It was an odd sensation.
Late March was a lovely fourth dimension to visit, the atmospheric condition was perfect as well as at that spot was no crowd. We had certainly moments completely to ourselves.
After a dandy morning time exploring the wall, at that spot was nonetheless 1 to a greater extent than adventure to live had....
the toboggan ride to the bottom!
It was really "at your ain risk". What you lot encounter is what you lot get!
We were told non to crash into anyone, that's it. Safety first! This gal couldn't wait, as well as was annoyed a that the human inwards front end of her was slowing her down. (Maybe the ho-hum human was a expert thing?!)
Eva was a niggling to a greater extent than cautious as well as rode her brake all the agency down.
But she loved it! It was really a pretty long ride, too.
There was a Subway at the base of operations of the Wall (yes, really authentic) as well as they were blasting the BeeGee's as well as "Disco Inferno", equally nosotros left. I enjoyed it immensely. Maybe it really is a small-scale basis later on all.
We had hired our driver for the day, thus later on the Wall, he took us dorsum into Beijing to the Summer Palace. Along the way, nosotros passed the Bird's Nest from the 2008 Olympics. I wasn't able to snap a pic because were inwards the car, but it was fun to see. Since I am a self proclaimed 'Olympic Junkie', I would similar to explore this expanse adjacent trip.
Summer Palace was initially built inwards 1153, as well as served equally a home/vacation abode for diverse emperors. It has changed hands many times, but is directly mainly a tourist attraction.
The palace as well as surrounding grounds receive got been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for beingness a dandy illustration of ancient Chinese architectural/garden design.
We really enjoyed walking around as well as exploring the grounds.
Loved all of these cerise ribbons at 1 of the shrines.
I felt similar nosotros were nonetheless inwards Japan, amongst the paparazzi swarming the trammel blossoms!
Another dandy day! The Chinese civilization dates dorsum thousands of years! It was really fascinating to encounter some of this history firsthand, as well as reminds me of only how immature the the U.S. of A. really is inwards the grand system of things.
(***Side note- At the hotel happy hr that night, I idea this was a really cute as well as creative agency to serve watermelon.)
Up next, nosotros wing to the metropolis of Xi'an to banking concern tally out the Terracotta Warriors which were absolutely fascinating!
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