On Wednesday we went to the Great Wall. Unlike last time, we would not hike the wall for the whole day given that the weather was not so great. We went to Mutianyu, a section of the wall closer to Beijing than Simatai, but not the most touristic one still. Following the advice from Arif and family, we "booked" a taxi for the whole day, i.e. we asked a driver to take us to the wall, wait for us, and take us back. This worked quite well as the driver was ok with our price and barely tried to negotiate. After 1 hour drive (actually we could have ended up any where as none of us where we were going), we arrived. 1st step: the cableway up, actually the chairlift in which Wolfram didn't feel comfortable at all, given he is scared of heights. Once that little discomfort passed we started our walk through the 6 towers we had planned to visit. There is one common thing wherever you go on the wall. It goes up and down, more or less stiff. The big difference this time was the weather, not so good so we couldn't see as far. I also noted that this part of the wall is more restored than the Simatai part, i.e. there are steps instead of stones :)
The funny part, as last time, was the way back down. 2 options: the cableway again or the toboggan. Yes, Joy, there is a toboggan and it is a lot of fun to take it down! (Can't wait to take you there).
See the video :)
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