Today was the day we were all really looking forward to, the highlight of the trip, visiting the Great Wall!!! The night before and the morning of the boys kept saying, “I can’t believe we are going to the Great Wall of China!”
It definitely is majestic, slithering through the mountainous terrain of China and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Some myths are that it is one single continuous structure or that it can be seen from space, even so it is a mind boggling achievement. Also amazing that they believe building started around 453 B.C.!
The boys were practically running to get to it, it was so cute. There were flat and sloping areas and uneven steps, some of the steps were very steep so it was scary at times and I didn’t look back! There were also watch towers every so often where you could stop and admire the scenery or just catch your breath. The boys were just so fast and so excited to explore and cover as much of the wall as they could.
Check that off the bucket list ✔️
One of the funniest parts of our time on the Wall was when a group of Chinese ladies wanted to take a picture with me. They were nice so I said yes. Well this turned into a huge thing, they were getting all excited, fighting over who got to take a picture with me next, cutting in front of each other, posing me, so that I had my arms around them like we were best friends. It was so funny, I got the biggest kick out of their excitement. Then we hugged at the end and I was free again,now I know how Grant feels when they touch his hair and take pictures with him!
Our hotel has natural hot springs on the property so when we got back we headed straight there. They have a beautiful spa set up inside and you get dressed and head out the back to the springs. There were about 10 different “pools” of varying temperatures and colors. We were instructed to start out in the milder light green springs and they were really nice, very comfortable and easy to get into. Then we were ready for warmer, so we tried the orangey colored springs and they were definitely warmer, like a perfect bath. After that it was time for some serious heat, the darker green springs. You had to just start with your feet, then halfway up your calves, then to the knee, etc. Took a while but once you were in it was amazing. Couldn’t stay in too long but it really felt great on your muscles after that climb today.
There was also a fish pedicure pond where you sit on the edge with your feet dangling in. The little fish eat the dead skin off your feet….eewwww! The boys did this in Bangkok and thought it was so cool so they spent most of their time there. Not necessarily with their feet in but playing with and watching the fish!
