An Act of Tourism

Here is a link to my photos of the Great Wall! (you can click on it or copy/paste it to the address bar):

http://middlebury.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027367&l=0a817&id=4403142

Steve and I went to a less frequented, less maintained portion of the Great Wall near Badaling. The views were amazing, and the rough path and crumbling walls just made it feel more authentic. As you can see from the photos, the Great Wall really snakes along the landscape and follows every rise, fall, and curve of the topography. Just thinking about all the work that went into creating such a huge structure is mind-boggling! Although, as Steve pointed out, by the time it was completed, it was pretty much useless.