A brief photo stop at the 2008 Olympic site. It was pretty foggy today, very light rain on and off, so the photos aren't great, and we didn't get much time to walk around. It was still amazing to see. Here's the Bird's Nest stadium, with the Olympic flame in front of it (the red thing).
We stopped briefly at a jade factory, but unlike yesterday they did not need any volunteers, so I wasn't able to pocket any free jade on my way out.
Then it was on to the Great Wall. Here, the mist led to some really spectacular, almost mystical views.
I guess I did not do enough research on the wall, because I pictured it as having stairs you climbed to get on, and then it would be a pleasant, boardwalk-like experience along the wall. Not so much. The section we were at had massive stairs in both directions. In retrospect, this makes sense as the wall goes along the spine of the mountains.
Duh.
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