Day Two
At 8 o clock your private tour guide and driver pulled up to the hotel parking lot. Today the plan is to visit the Great Wall of China and a few other historic sites.
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It's already 25 degrees and the sun is out in full force
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As we climb higher up the wall, the crowds start to diminish. Most only make it to the first tower before heading back. Eventually we're all alone on the wall.
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In the distance you can see the outskirts of Beijing.
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We finally made it to the top! It took a good hour to climb this far.
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After getting dinner we head out to visit the next site. The Spirit Walk. One of the few places and emperor wasn't carried but had to walk himself.
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The spirit walk is the first part of making our way to the Tomb of China's first emperor.
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