The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China.  Possibly the most famous tourist destination in all of China and our most anticipated destination.  There are several restored parts of the wall to chose from and we picked Mutianyu.  Neither of us realized that walking along the Great Wall would include lots of up and down, as if we were on a ridge of a mountain or something.  Luckily the day we picked was gorgeous and clear and not too hot.  We started at tower 8 and made it to tower 18 before turning back and hiking all the way to tower 1.  The distance between tower 1 and tower 24 (all of the restored section) was 4km.

Now, enjoy some pictures:

 The wall was very sloped

These are the stairs from tower 2 to 1.  There are tons more stairs between the other towers.