Preparing

Climb, Climb, Climb and more climb

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July 12th 2010
Saturday July 10, 2010 We were to meet the driver in the hotel lobby at 7am Saturday morning to head to The Great Wall with Frank. The driver would pick us up and then we would travel to Frank's home to pick him up about a half hour away. We were up bright and early got on our most comfortable climbing gear and heading downstairs for breakfast. Breakfast was ok still very bland but at least ... read more

Asia » China » The Great Wall

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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