Great Wall of China

We started our day at the Jade Museum. Everything looked so clean and expensive.
They taught us how to differentiate real and fake jade by the color, sound, and density. It was a short stop but the main attraction today was the Great Wall.

As we arrive in the parking lot, we can see the Great Wall running on two sides
with stairs going all the way up. One side for beginners and the other side for
more advanced. I went for the advanced side and I was in for an adventure. What
I thought was the top of the mountain, was not even close. I started out running
for some reason and tired out after 10mins. I was running short on time but I was
persistent I would get to the top. The worse part about climbing the steep stairs
was the wind blowing against you.

After a couple tower stops, pictures, and 45 minutes later, I was at the top. It was great accomplishment and the view was breath taking. There were a lot of people up there and it was great to share the experience with them. Now for the tough part, getting back down. My legs were giving out and shaking as I was hugging the rail like a stripper pole all the way down. My legs were still shaking at night.

We called it a night early because we had to wake up at 4am to catch a flight out to Nanjing.