Day Eleven

It was a little more difficult to get up this morning than the last couple days but I was able to sleep during the van ride to the Great Wall. To get to the Great Wall we had to walk up a sidewalk that was lined with arts and crafts shops. At the top of the shops street we bought great wall gondola and admission tickets.

The weather at the wall was hot and humid. As soon as I saw another guy with his shirt off I followed suit. Our group walked for a half mile or so down the Wall at which point the group grew a little tired. I noted the highest point on the wall up the mountain. I ran ahead of the group so that I could take some pictures. When I reached the top I was completely out of breath and energy. My friend Suvag tried to keep up but he got a bloody nose halfway up. I took some pictures and relaxed before going back down to meet up with the group.

We had lunch in a restaurant that was situated in a shaded green house (w/ air conditioning). After lunch we came back and napped and then went out for dinner at Pizza Hut. Right now we're drinking coke floats and then going to sleep because we need to meet with our instructor at eight in the morning. Night!