On the second last day of our most wonderful trip to China, we had the breathtaking opportunity to climb the Great Wall. Luckily for us, we got to take a cable car 7/8 of the way up the wall. At first we thought we were being sort of lazy, but to my surprise, it was SOOOOO STEEP!!!! We were basically climbing on a 45 degree angle, probably even more! But reaching the top made everything worthwhile since it was such a beautiful view. We took lots of cool pictures, including about 100 shots with a number of different Chinese people. After the wall we spent some time visiting the Olympic sites from 2008. We got to go into the Bird’s Nest and look at the Water Cube from outside. It was neat to see these buildings in real life and have to opportunity to cheer on Usain Bolt and Leah Robinson, even if we were a few years too late… We capped off the night by watching a Chinese Acrobatics show, complete with juggling performances, balancing acts, men jumping through hoops, and the exciting finale: a giant ball with 5 motorcycles driving full speed around it! This day was definitely a highlight for all!
~ Alex Hood
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