Before we left Beijing we travelled to see and walk on part of the Great Wall of China - reputed to be the only man made object visible from space. The structure was so impressive I was very disappointed to find out that the legend is no true - it would apparently have to be at least 70 feet wide to be visible from space!
Space viewing or not the wall is superb, you can feel the history seeping out of all the cracks, steps and joints. At one point Malcolm went on to walk up a very steep part with endless steps so I sat on the wall and watched the world go by. I had to pinch myself to realise that I was actually on the real GREAT WALL of CHINA - WOW!!
This is the small section we were taken to which is open for tourists, in the photo below you can see how far up on the hills it is.
Here you can see the wall snakeing away into the distance, behind Kris our guide who we never lost due to her unique hat!
The wild cherry blossom was an added delight.
There are lots of guard towers along the wall, which follows the tops of the hills and mountains - see photo two below the towers are visible way into the distance. The walls, steps and towers are all different sizes, so it is quite challenging to walk whilst looking at the view!
The view from my seat on one of the iconic places in the world. What a privilege - Soooooo lucky!
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