I had been obsessively listening to the "Walking on the Chinese Wall" by Philip Bailey for about a month before I left for China- classic 80s song. Probably my main motivation for this trip was to finally see the Great Wall- one of my favourite things about travelling is to actually see those iconic buildings or natural sights that I have only seen in photos before. The Pyramids, the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty, Mt. Fuji, the Eiffel Tower, Angkor Wat, being able to see the real thing is just such an amazing feeling, they are even more impressive up close than in any picture. So finally I was going to walk on the Chinese Wall (I have decided to capitalise it every time I mention it, so you know I'm talking about THE Wall).
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