The whole morning was focused on one thing: who's gonna see The Wall for first! We woke up to a quite foggy day so we can't be really sure if we maybe missed it earlier - but there was a moment when all of us could spot it clearly. The train actually stoped shortly after and let people off. We immediately took the opportunity for some picture taking moments. In reality the train stopped to add another engine to the train. We are entering a particularly hilly area of China and an extra engine is necessary to give the train an extra push when going up, and to double the breaking force while rolling down. For the rest of the trip we were glued to the windows checking out the Great Wall on 'on and
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