Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Great Wall

China Day Five

The Great Wall was well great.  We took a gondola from the valley up to the wall.  The wall is situated on a ridge and you are greeted by a spectacular view of the valleys below.  The wall seems to follow the ridge from horizon to horizon.  We lazily walked the wall and took in the sites.  We were even able to go up into one of the towers and take in the sites.  It was pretty spectacular.  

Getting back down to the valley was another adventure.  We payed just a bit more to take a sled down to the bottom.  Here is a short clip of what it was like:



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