
Today is Sunday and one of my students drove me about two hours north of Beijing to one of the most spectacular sections of the Great Wall. U


I spent the better part of two hours hiking this section to the end and back. There are buildings constructed into the wall--guard huts and temples--and since it crosses the top of the mountain range I'm sure the vistas are great on a clear day.
We returned to Beijing early afternoon and I took the subway back to the Forbidden City. On the way I made a new friend..... This kid was sporting a Houston Rockets cap and I flashed him the peace sign and said "Yao Ming" and he came running over to me and his father started taking pictures of me (???) and I got a picture of him. Houston far and away has the corner on sports merchandising here and it's obvious why. I didn't try to tell him I'm not a Rockets fan.

You actually walk through a series of huge--and I mean really huge--archways before you reach the city itself. Even with a professional guide it probably wouldn't be possible to visit everything in one day.
I'm having trouble downloading photos so I'll start another post of the Forbidden City.
It's been a good day......
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