I have always wanted to witness the grandeur of probably the worlds most famous wall. They say the only man made structure visible from space, it always kept me wondering how it actually looks like and how it feels walking along the wall. And so the three of us planned, and our journey of thousands of steps begins at the village of Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China.
(photo credit: Milton)
Our tour guide
The sun was out! Looks like it's going to be a good day. Still breezy though.
Neil and Milton
A peek from one of the watchtowers
Our tour guide leading the way
Sol & Justin - Vandalism...they are scattered along the wall.
The mountain ranges, apparently are not enough to keep China from it's invaders, hence the wall along the mountains.
A canon
The wall itself is not really what I would consider a thing of beauty. But the scale of this man-made structure has that rarefied air of grandeur to it.
Steps, like a dragon winding through the forests.
I have to go down to one of the watchtowers. This one looks a bit different from the others.
Seems like a small headquarter.
Gargoyles - guardians of the wall over the years.
Narrow pathways.
One of the watchtowers - high and mighty over the centuries.
Really steep section. Climbing this part is a bit scary and literally breathtaking. This is somewhere between "Why the hell did I do that?" and "Oh hell no!"
From here, the wall extends as far as the eye can see.
Behind the scenes...
A nice view was spotted...
Milton taking a pose...actually we are tired and needed some break!
It was a tiring experience but fun. We were lucky the weather cooperated. It could've been better if the trees were in full bloom that green would cover the mountainsides, making the winding wall more prominent.
One item in our bucket list - CHECKED!
