Day 10 - The Great Wall

Trip Start Aug 08, 2006
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Trip End Aug 23, 2006


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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Day 10 - The Great Wall



Lunch after TV
So many hair adds
Chic fencing withmpirate guy, hair gets caught...use silky conditioner and she wins the fight

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Private courtyard outside our room Private courtyard outside our room Looking back through courtyard towards room Looking back through courtyard towards room Beautiful morning in JinShanLing Beautiful morning in JinShanLing GIANT breakfast before the hike GIANT breakfast before the hike
Don't know how to make bread in China Don't know how to make bread in China First view of the wall, not! First view of the wall, not! Actual first view of the wall Actual first view of the wall We made it to the wall We made it to the wall
Looking down at our hotel complex Looking down at our hotel complex Wall shot Wall shot Wall silouhette Wall silouhette Stairway up from the storage tower Stairway up from the storage tower
Kirby & Becca on the wall Kirby & Becca on the wall Parking lot for dinner parties Parking lot for dinner parties Some passages are more difficult than others Some passages are more difficult than others Kirby crawling through window Kirby crawling through window
Awesome shot through tower window Awesome shot through tower window Block wall placard Block wall placard Kirby & little kid Kirby & little kid Becca takes the high road Becca takes the high road
Even the trashbins are decorated Even the trashbins are decorated Storage House placard Storage House placard Xiyu Tower placard Xiyu Tower placard Awesome signs Awesome signs
Very narrow stairway down Very narrow stairway down Tower in disrepair Tower in disrepair This is going to be a good hike This is going to be a good hike Shalingkuo placard at door Shalingkuo placard at door
Inside another tower Inside another tower Heigu Tower placard Heigu Tower placard From the start #1 From the start #1 Becca dwarfed by tower Becca dwarfed by tower
Becca & Tower Becca & Tower Kirby & Tower Kirby & Tower Lots of millipedes seen on hike Lots of millipedes seen on hike From the start #2 From the start #2
Kissing through wall Kissing through wall Xiaojinshan tower placard Xiaojinshan tower placard Kirby straddling wall Kirby straddling wall Becca among Lots of foliage on wall Becca among Lots of foliage on wall
Broken stairs pretty with green Broken stairs pretty with green Amazing tower Amazing tower Wall almost gone here Wall almost gone here Look over there! Look over there!
Steep path up hill Steep path up hill Rebecca taking picture with locals again Rebecca taking picture with locals again Rebecca & little kid Rebecca & little kid Rebecca on steep stairway #2 Rebecca on steep stairway #2
From the start #3 From the start #3 What would you do if you faced that What would you do if you faced that From the start #5 From the start #5 From the start #6 From the start #6
Vendors chillin next to crumbling wall Vendors chillin next to crumbling wall Kirby & path up to next tower Kirby & path up to next tower Great Wall and Insect Noises Great Wall and Insect Noises Taking a break on the wall Taking a break on the wall
Where's Becca Where's Becca Watch that step, it's a doozy Watch that step, it's a doozy Interesting erosion on those bricks Interesting erosion on those bricks Interesting shot of wall & wall Interesting shot of wall & wall
I hiked the great wall I hiked the great wall Kirby takin a break Kirby takin a break Kirby resting on the great wall Kirby resting on the great wall Quarry through tower window Quarry through tower window
Amazing brickwork in archway Amazing brickwork in archway Great Wall groundskeeper at rest Great Wall groundskeeper at rest Wall up over hill Wall up over hill Buying tickets to Simitai portion Buying tickets to Simitai portion
More broken wall up the hill More broken wall up the hill Kirby on broken wall Kirby on broken wall Towers up the hill Towers up the hill Becca posed on outcropping Becca posed on outcropping
Becca posed on outcropping #2 Becca posed on outcropping #2 We can see the end! We can see the end! Becca points the way Becca points the way Wall and suspension bridge Wall and suspension bridge
Closeup of suspension bridge Closeup of suspension bridge Two cuties Two cuties Kirby climbs the wall Kirby climbs the wall Kirby's Pepsi Commercial Kirby's Pepsi Commercial
Sometimes the wall needs some support Sometimes the wall needs some support Another shot of Simitai exit Another shot of Simitai exit Becca in window Becca in window Last part of trip (HDR) Last part of trip (HDR)
Back the way we came Back the way we came Down the stairs to suspension bridge Down the stairs to suspension bridge Becca crosses the bridge Becca crosses the bridge Stairs up from bridge Stairs up from bridge
Pano vid from suspension bridge Pano vid from suspension bridge Stairs on great wall down to water Stairs on great wall down to water Top of zip line Top of zip line The path of the zip line The path of the zip line
Becca harnesses up Becca harnesses up Kirby on zipline Kirby on zipline Pretty bridge at Simitai Pretty bridge at Simitai Cuties in the boat at Simitai Cuties in the boat at Simitai
Rock with wall in background Rock with wall in background What are those tools for What are those tools for Mountainous wall at Simitai Mountainous wall at Simitai Western Sweet-and-sour pork Western Sweet-and-sour pork
Nice bus back to Beijing Nice bus back to Beijing Chandelier at Beida Chandelier at Beida Packing to leave Packing to leave
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