I was never really convinced that it could ever be as amazing as people say but it really is!
I think the sense of achieve you get from walking all the way from the bottom, up A LOT of steps (i'm going to have to find out an official number there) and then walking up and along the actual wall - and shedding lots of sweat (thankfully no blood or tears) makes the experience and sheer scale of the whole thing all that more mind blowing and awe inspiring.
We were only there for about 3 hours so we didn't have that much time to walk off into the distance but the few miles we did do was amazing and have given me the bug back for hiking and hill walking (There better be hills in Foshan). Also the foggy/ mist/ smog stuff didn't clear all day so the views weren't endless but I don't think it's hard to imagine the magnificent views behind it all.
After walking all the way up (there is a cable car option as well) we took the toboggan option back down. The toboggan was basically a very long slide that you went down on little carts on all the way to the bottom (it's better than ruining your knees coming back down).
Ticket time!
Little bit of wall info
The first glimpse of the wall - this was a VERY welcome sight
Where we were headed
Almost there
The wall snaking off into the distance
More wall and a little blue sky
At the top (or our top anyway)
The start of the toboggan run
The toboggans.
After this we also had a trip to the (apparently 'very famous') Peking Duck restaurant - its was alright, the duck pancakes were good though. They really don't get the concept of wanting water to drink with your food though!
Ps if anyone ever considers walking the whole of the Great Wall it takes at least 3 years - so make sure you have plenty of time on your hands and a good pair of shoes!
G xxx
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