The Great Wall

The Great Wall of China

Beijing, China

February 2012

 

I walked the Great Wall on a cold, gray, windy February day.  There weren't many people out there that day. The wind was blistering and the path is steep so it was very hard to walk.  Every step was laborious. And I couldn't imagine how laborers from centuries ago were able to get around this walkway with any ease.  It was just too damn hard to walk it. After five minutes, I wanted to leave and retreat to some place warm. But I thought I can't come all this way and only spend 5 minutes there.  So I waited half an hour and gleefully left.