Only a few minutes of battery left so this will be quick.
Saturday, Ann had a hair appointment (3rd of the short wedding season!) so this was Kate and Trevor's chance to see the Great Wall at Simitai, which is normally not too far from the wedding town of Miyun. Today, it turned out to be pretty far, especially on the way back but on the way out too. On the way out the problem was road construction. On the way back the problem was unknown, but probably a traffic accident on an ill-advised attempt to re-route around the construction. At any rate, we were late for the reception which was to begin at noon. Bad scene, as I was supposed to give a toast near the beginning! Argh.
Anyway, we had to hurry once at Simitai, so we took the cable care up (see photo) and then almost ran up the steps to the wall itself. We only 20 minutes or so to enjoy the immense man-made world wonder. But it is spectacular and the mountainous terrain is quite scenic. I was pleased to be able to beat the kids to the top of the considerable number of steep steps to the top. The ol' man's still got it! Actually trevor was right on my heels. Kate was only a couple minutes behind.
I'm posting 2 pics from this trip if I can beat the battery dying. More on the reception tomorrow!
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