We woke up at 6:30am.. Ate breakfast at 7:00 and then at 7:30 we got on our tour bus and started our journey to the Great Wall. Nathan and India were on the tour also. We decided to stick together so we could take pictures of each other.
Two hours later we arrived. When we got off the bus we noticed that snow was falling. I was both excited and disappointed at the same time. Because of the snow you couldn't really see anything (all of the fog and what not). I was hoping for a beautiful clear day to see the Wall, but I can deal with snow. The fog and snow made taking pictures difficult but it made being there much more romantic. Everything we saw and experienced was beautiful even if we weren't able to catch it on film.
We took the lift up and planned to toboggan down (like a sled ride) but the snow prevented it they said the brakes wouldn't work.
When we reached the top we decided to walk the shorter path to the right so we would for sure see the old wall. If you walked to the left you had a ways to go up and down stairs to see the old wall.
The Wall was beautiful with the snow even though you couldn't see very far the trees were covered in frost and snow. It had a romantic feel.
When we reached the end we kept going on the old wall for a little while, it was dangerously fun!
Practicing Taekwondo on the wall!
Playing cards with India, on the Wall!
In one of the guard towers Nathan really wanted to climb and see what was in the upstairs room. Turns out it was a bunch of nothing!
We then turned around and went back the way we came and then some. We took the lift down again and ate at a Chinese restaurant with our tour group. I (Lauren) REALLY loved the food.
Before and after pictures!
We took the lift up and planned to toboggan down (like a sled ride) but the snow prevented it they said the brakes wouldn't work.
When we reached the top we decided to walk the shorter path to the right so we would for sure see the old wall. If you walked to the left you had a ways to go up and down stairs to see the old wall.
The Wall was beautiful with the snow even though you couldn't see very far the trees were covered in frost and snow. It had a romantic feel.
In one of the guard towers Nathan really wanted to climb and see what was in the upstairs room. Turns out it was a bunch of nothing!
We then turned around and went back the way we came and then some. We took the lift down again and ate at a Chinese restaurant with our tour group. I (Lauren) REALLY loved the food.
When we got back to our Hostel we sat down for a little bit before we went out to exploring the Wangfujing eating and shopping area again. We were hungry so we decided to try some of the food. I ate lamb on a stick and Nick had some Chow mein noodles that made his tummy upset.
Nick also bought a silk top and later we found the glove to the lady that sold it to us. We ended up taking it back to her and we were blessed because we finally found a good store to buy Chinese goodies.
The Fish ice cream was like what we have in korea except they had chocolate ice cream inside along with chocolate chunks of goodness. YUM!! Everything else was also delicious and lasted us the rest of our trip!
The end of day two, which in my opinion was the best day of our trip!
Next up, The Zoo and Terracotta Warrior Museum.
Looks like fun! I love reading your blog.
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