A steep climb

The stairs are really uneven, because the wall was built to fit exactly to the shape of the mountainside. This means that where there is a steep incline, the steps have to rise accordingly. Even though there has been a lot of work at Badaling to make the path & stairs safe and even, it's still really difficult to climb up if you are unfit (and full of the cold) like we are.

It's in China. It's a wall. It's great. It's the Great Wall of China!!!

May 29th 2006
Okay dokey, pig in a pokey! You'll be glad to know that we're in a slightly better mood tonight. We've still got the rotten cold from hell, however we think it might be on the mend after spending today doing absolutely hee haw except for sleeping, watching films on HBO channel, eating nice food and munching on the Panadols. Since arrived in Beijing we've been pretty floored with this wee cold ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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