Stayed up all night since I got to the the hotel really late, after 2 AM, and had to get ready for the tour bus by 7 AM. Grabbed breakfast at the hotel and boarded out tour bus for an hour and a half ride to a section of the Great Wall. Got there around 10 AM, already getting busy with tourists unloading from tour buses. Saw numerous buses carrying Korean tourists. The climb up the Great Wall was really steep on some sections and pretty difficult, had to take frequent rest breaks to catch my breath and hydrate. It was pretty hot and sunny day and I was sweating like crazy. I know I'm pretty out of shape but it was mortifying to see kids, 7 to 10 year old, going past me; there were
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