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The Great Wall of China at Badaling
The day opened with a rain that covered everything in carbon and sand.
We then went to the Great Wall of China at Badaling, which was... disappointing. Badaling is the perfect example of how not to run an attraction -- developed enough to destroy any charm, but not well enough to provide sanitary food or prevent Lady of tdaxp from falling and harming herself.
Pollution is at the wall, and the hazy city is hazily visible. Additionally, Badaling is the first place in Beijing where Lady of tdaxp and I encountered unfriendly looks for being together.
Still, the Great Wall is the Great Wall, and it was neat to see.
The Bus to the Great Wall. Double points if you can spot the two lao wai.
The Beijing City Wall from the Buss. The haziness comes both from the windows and the air
Another view of the City Wall
A Country Boy runs down the road. The bus is currently stalled, because of a snafu down the highway. High traffic, no movement. I was very happy to have my mask.
Sheep! I've seen a few horses in Beijing, but these are my first farm animals of the trip.
The cause of the traffic bottleneck
A Police Car and Farm Fields
First View of the Great Wall, from the Highway
In retrospect, agreeing with the Northern Barbarians' request to build a highway through the wall prooved... unwise
At the Great Wall, gift stores and fruit sellers
As a professor warned me, Badaling is known for buses... lots and lots of buses
Thematic Incoherent was big at Badaling. Here, a reminder of South Dakota's own Bear Country USA.
More bears. Why? Why not!
While in the line, I was thankful I didn't try Badaling on the weekend
A Wall of some Greatness
The Great Wall -- from the Great Wall. It's like I'm looking at myself
All in All, I'm Just Another Visitor to The Wall
The Impossibly Far-Away Destination
Does this mean that China will distribute Red Flag Perl?
The Wall Looks on a World City being Born in Killer Haze
Can you see Beijing Clearly? No one else can, either.
Can you see the Great Wall clearly? No one else can, either.
Not Scaling the Wall -- but it looks like it
The Great Wall is the only place in China Lady of tdaxp and I have received hostile looks. Not from the people in this shot, but from an apparently cross-section of visitors.
A Wall of Some Note
The Wall and the Little Cars
A View from the Little Cars
Leaving the Wall -- one section of vendors to another
This guy had the loudest megaphone in history. He sounded like GOD -- if GOD shouted in Chinese.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.
No, seriously.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.
Back on the Bus, Looking Back at the Wall
Ditto.
Beijing Traffic, Heading Back to the Bus Stop
Heavenly Peace Gate (Tiananmen) Square, Approaching the Subway
Kitty-Corner from Tiananmen, A Colorful Shopping Establishment.
This Rabbit Died for my Hunger. And it was Delicious!
21:29 Posted by Dan tdaxp in Beijing 2006 | Permalink | Comments (1) | Email this
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if 'lao wai' means something like outlanders, i guess the blond-headed guy and the person sitting next to him
Posted by: Sean | Thursday, May 18, 2006