Early morning departure by bus and police escort.the police escort was hysterical. He managed to clear the traffic from our lane. The police escorted the bus to the front of the line of buses much to the dismay of all other tour groups.
A gondola ride to the wall saved a steep climb. From the top the walk to the bottom involved uneven stairs and some uphill climbing. Th crowds were incredible – mostly Chinese – all climbing from the bottom – young as 3 or 4 and elderly both. Incredible experience – not only being in China but walking on the Great Wall.
Cloisonne Factory was our next stop – all is manufactured by hand. The process is labor intensive – the patience it takes to add fine pieces of copper the painstakingly adding layer upon layer of enamel.
The day was capped off with a visit to the Summer Palace and a Dragon Boat ride.
Larry
