WE CLIMB THE GREAT WALL!!! 0622224GWwaitingarea

June 22nd 2011
Pictures updated 7.7!! Wednesday, 6/22: WE CLIMB THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA!!! OK, just a small portion. But a very steep portion. In the heat. With lots of folks around us. It was pretty hard work—long, steep, uneven steps, railings lower than you’d like. But exhilarating in that you were ON THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA!!! I made it up from Beacon 7 to 8 to 9!! No, really, that’s saying so ... 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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This started for us to blog about India in 2008 and has been used several times since. Sue went to China in 2011 and helped the girls move around the Southeast in 2012. We'll keep using it to capture pictures and travels! Then: Ireland and the Isle of Man, summer 2017, bicycling in NYC with Road Scholars in Sept 2018, the Panama Canal, again with Road Scholars, March 2019! Then: Since we survived Covid-19 and Mike’s lymphoma, and Sue retired, we returned to Ireland and the Isle of Man in April/May 2023! For our 50th New Year's Eve together, we went to another Road Scholars program, New ... full info

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