Since we were still relatively jetlagged and still getting up very early, we managed to get a jump start on our Great Wall tour....here's a tip....it's really really really important to get going before all the tour buses arrive. Our hotel concierge found us a driver...Polo. (Very nice man. Named himself after Marco Polo...not the clothing Polo....he was very firm in informing us. He's with us in the picture below.). Huge improvement over our disasterous taxi ride the day before.
So we get to the wall (decided to go to the Mutianyu section). It is supposedly slightly less touristed than the Badaling section...but clearly it's still very touristy...as evidenced by the chairlift that we took to the top (yes, we were lazy and challenged for time).
Here's a funny thing...as a family, we've ridden chairlifts hundreds of times. No issues. So we just hop on. It's not until we get really close to the top of the lift that I realize..."hey, I don't have skis on my feet! How in the heck am I supposed to get off of this thing?!?!" Well, it's a good thing Lolo and I were fairly mobile. We both hopped off and kind of did a quick jog to get out of the way. I'm so thankful she didn't get whacked.
Here's Jim....thank goodness he's strong and quick. I'm not quite sure what they do for someone who isn't as agile.
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