Fiona Scannell

Travel photos

Great Wall of China

 

Another view of fortifications at the Great Wall.

Another view of fortifications at the Great Wall.

 

I didn't need to use it, but there was a toilet right there!

I didn't need to use it, but there was a toilet right there!

 

"One World, One Dream" -- even from a distance.

"One World, One Dream" — even from a distance.

 

Did I mention that we walked up the steeper side?

Did I mention that we walked up the steeper side?

 

The section of the wall we walked up was less crowded than the other side, but also much steeper.

The section of the wall we walked up was less crowded than the other side, but also much steeper.

 

Me on the Great Wall of China. It was windy, and I was cold!

Me on the Great Wall of China. It was windy, and I was cold!

 

Can you picture this being used as a fortification?

Can you picture this being used as a fortification?

 

It was a very popular section of the Great Wall, but we walked up the less crowded side.

It was a very popular section of the Great Wall, but we walked up the less crowded side.

 

Few parts of China are untouched by Olympic slogans!

Few parts of China are untouched by Olympic slogans!

 

We went to the Badaling Great Wall, over 70 km north of Beijing.

We went to the Badaling Great Wall, over 70 km north of Beijing.