Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Great wall

We went to Beijing over the weekend, and went to the Great Wall twice.  The two times could not have been more different.  The first time was  by Mutianyu.  The wall here is straighter, and everything was in a deep, thick fog.  There were not many tourists, and the whole thing seemed very calm and erie.



The second day we went to Badaling.  In the snow!  The snow made everything look bright and clear, and at least for the first part of the day, we could see for miles.  The snow made the walkways very slippery, and walking along the wall in huge crowds while trying not to slip on the steep walkways was exhausting.





Faithful readers will notice that this is the fist post where I show something further away than a short walk from the apartment.
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  1. Kelly ColeMarch 22, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    I love the snow. Some of the pictures show the wall covered in snow and no people; are those parts of the wall inaccessible? I would like to sneak my skis over there... I saw on fb that you took a cable car to the top. Both times? No 2000+ steep, unlevel steps? Lazy... Jenshan made me take the stairs. It took at least an hour to climb to the top.

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    1. Kelly ColeMarch 22, 2012 at 10:30 PM

      And good you got well away from the apartment and those tracks with the mattresses..

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