Early this morning we woke up around 7:00ish to eat breakfast and prepare ourselves for the Great Wall. At 7:30 we were all piled into the bus and on our way. After an hour and a half drive we found ourselves very close to our destination, but something was very similar that showed up on our right, but in an incomplete way. To the right of our bus were blue and pink buildings of a disneyland in construction. Later we found out that this was called "Wonderland" and was built several years ago only to run out of funding, so construction was never completed.
Less than 20min later we found our bus at the Great Wall. The weather was great and visibility perfect! We all quickly got on our way to the wall for group photographs. After the picture, we all began on our way or on our attempt to get as far as possible in our short time. The trek was no easy task with many steep steps and steep hills. When we reached the highpoint of the Great Wall we were surrounded by many Chinese. Many of them asking to take a picture with us and others waiting for something spectacular to occur. Mr. Chimento, Alex, Kim, Amanda and I sat enjoying the attention until suddenly a golden voice could be heard faintly. We all looked about and realized quickly that Mr. Chimento had burst into song of "Amazing Grace". The roaring crowd at the Great Wall became instantly silent to listen to our talented teacher sing at their Wonder of the World. Upon completion of the song, clapping was heard and even more Chinese people asked for a photo with us.
After a great deal of time our little trio choose to get back to the bus as we only had 30min to reach the big bug. As we galloped down the Great Wall it soon became apparent that there was one among us who possessed superior speed. It was none other than Alex, who in his bright yellow shirt was booking it down the Great Wall rushing to the entrance but not to reach the bus. No instead simply for the bathroom. Haha.
Our journey from there took us to a tea store, where we took part in a tea ceremony full of wondrous scents and tastes. A demonstration was given of the importance and wonders of tea. Magic was amongst the demonstration, which was evident by the color changing tea cups. The magic captivated many of the group and gave them an absolute look of amazement. The shop in the tea store held products from the demonstration available for purchase and I must admit that it was a very popular purchase hotspot. With our day slowly coming to an end we had one final destination for the day. The temple of heaven which surprisingly is not to be confused with the Temple of Helen. See our tour guide was very witty and cheesy by introducing the temple to us in that way. The temple was okay with very little to offer and soon the group was in the bus ready for the hotel. -Wes
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6 comments:
This blog is awesome. We feel like we are there with you. Thanks for taking the time to post thoughts and pics. Enjoy the adventure!
I can actually picture your surroundings and events. I imagine that these indredible historic sites are evoking an arraycof feelings inside. Thanks for sharing Wes!
You have a great way with words, Wes. Glad you are all having a fabulous time seeing such amazing sites. Big hugs to you! Aunt Jill
Looks like good weather. I really wish I could be there with you. Enjoy the rest of the trip.
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