The Bird's Nest was AMAZING! I was so excited to be where OLYMPIANS have walked!!!!
The walkway leading to the Bird's Nest was lines with these little ornaments... cool.
The Water Cube!! Where Michael Phelps won his gold medals and his title.
Just a little info about the Great Wall of China (I read this little part from a giant sign): The Great Wall was first built in the 7th century B.C. After Emperor Qinshihuang united China, he had all the sections of the Great Wall linked. That was the earliest Great Wall. In the Ming Dynasty, massive repair was done on this basis and turned the Great Wall into an important defensive system in ancient northern China. The Great Wall, which has lasted more than 2000 years and extended 50,000 kilometers (or about 31,069 miles!!), is a huge and lengthy history book. It has become a symbol of the Chinese nation and the soul and ridge of the country, which has been deeply rooted in every Chinese.
Wow I was SO excited to be hiking this section of the Great Wall of China!!
.......Looks threatening.......
This isn't even one TENTH of the Great Wall.
Yay we made it this far! My aunt and my grandma were like WAY too tired after about... *1* section of stairs.
My dad and I AAAAALMOST!!!!! MADE IT!!!!! ALMOST!!!! Omg we were SO tired... my legs were sore and numb (ouch).
The steps are sometimes more than KNEE-HIGH!!
Since the steps are SO tall, you can imagine how much more dangerous it is to actually climb DOWN the wall... I was gripping the rusty, germy, muddy handrail for dear life!! My hand was absolutely FILTHY by the time we reached the bottom again... BLECH
After dinner, we went to the most famous restaurant in Beijing... the PEKING DUCK RESTAURANT! Have you ever heard of it? We witnessed the chef slicing the roasted duck in front of us. The smell was mouthwatering.
Outside our "hostel" (hotel), there was a RIDICULOUSLY NAMED clothing store.
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