yesterday I did tiananmam . Its big. Half mile by 1/4 mile. I bet i went up and down and around for about 6 miles total. Its all on stone floors too. My legs were on fire when I got back to the hotel. I think that is how it will be every day as all of the tours rely on you walking around following the guide with the little flag. Oh well.The pain will be forgotten quickly but the sites will remain with me forever. Not a bad trade.
I'm starting to look into the great Wall options. I think I'm going to gamble a little and go to the steepest section rather than the closest , big tourist section. The steeper section could obviously kill my legs but it has a cable car that brings you to the top. The problem is its all down hill from there and you must walk back up whatever you walk down to get back to the cable car to ride down. They say there is also a little chute ride down that you go down on a little car with a joystick break. I did this in Utah about ten yeras ago. Its a blast but I'm not sure that I'm fit for that anymore.
The hotel i am in is great. i have traveled on 4 continents and this is in the top 5 I have ever stayed at. Of the best I've seen , this is the cheapest at $85 per night. It reminds me of the Intercontinetal coex in soule Korea or the Ritz Carlton in Shanghai but for 1/3 to 1/4 th the price. Unfortunate I'm gaining back the pound a day I lost in shanghai as this place has a huge breakfast buffet included with the room. I mean one chef doing omelets , one doing waffles , one making some kind of made to order noodles. theres about 25 chafing dishes and another 6 or seven tables of breads , pastries , chinese yuck looking stuff , etc. There are so many waiters and waitresses that today I actually felt they were getting in the way.
Anyway , life is good right now for this old fisherman.
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