Monday, March 24, 2008

Great Wall

Words cannot describe this experience! 

Wan Li Chang Cheng translates to The Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li. The first sections were built as early as the fifth century BC! Spanning 4500 miles, we climbed this small section outside of Beijing up to the sign that says One World, One Dream. (You really need to click on the picture below to appreciate the vastness of the wall and find the sign.) Didn't quite make it to the top tower.

As you can see from my outfit, it was quite cold and breezy up there. George bargained for a very cheap price for my gorgeous hat from one of the many peddlers!

We couldn't leave Beijing without a comment on the wine! We were able to enjoy Great Wall Red and Great Wall Muscat at one of our dinners -- We switched to chinese beer quickly after that!  At any rate, since we couldn't bring back our bottles, we've included pictures instead.

1 comment:

Alex Sundby said...

Again, amazing photos! Too bad you couldn't record the dialogue between Dad and the Chinese peddler. I can't help but think that was a humorous exchange.