Great Wall

I adore this picture of the men! If only the soldiers who walked this wall could see the Coleman men! They would be terrified, don't they look so fierce? :)
The whole family. Isn't the background so incredibly beautiful? The wall goes on and on and on...
Me and my honey. We were so excited to actually be standing on the GREAT WALL!
David and Matt at the top of this incredible climb. They went as far as they thought they could go until they saw this sign next to them saying you couldn't go past this point. Then they saw a french couple coming down the stairs behind them and were a little peeved they hadn't kept going. Apparently, past that point it wasn't secure - they hadn't started any restoration past that point.

I guess I'd better finish up the China trip before I forget our last couple of days. This was by far my favorite day in China! We had a guide pick us up (didn't speak a lick of English) and drove us to the Wall. As soon as we got out the downtown area we could see how different they lived in the more rural areas. They literally lived in run down hut looking things. It was like that until we got the Great Wall. Once we parked and got out of the van, we were bombarded with merchants selling all the typical souveniers. We made our way up a steep hill until we got to the gondola. the ride up was amazing. So green and lush! And hot!
It was so surreal being up there on the wall. To know that this ancient place was tromped on by soldiers that lived their whole lives on their section of the wall. Workers lived out their lives there and sometimes died building it. And now we can walk on it! It was just an incredible day - one that I won't ever forget!