Yesterday, according to Chairman Mao, I became a true man. He said: “He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man.” So, with the help of wonderful friends, I was able to climb a challenging section of the wall at Badaling. Sections of it were VERY steep and there were a LOT of people climbing with us – people anxious to become true men! Even though it is not visible from the moon as I had heard, the Great Wall is indeed very great. One cannot even imagine the human toil that was necessary to build it. But it stands as a testimony to the ingenuity and perseverance of the Chinese people. We had a great time, especially because of the friends who were with us. Fortunately, Mao didn’t say anything about having to climb back down the Great Wall so we took the tram down. The trip up took a long time but the tram down was only a few minutes, much easier than going against the flow of people climbing up.
Great Wall great day!
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| View from the top |
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| Inside the tram |
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Some of us "true men"
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| Barbara and D |
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| Our wonderful friends |
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