Great Wall of China

I went to the Great Wall last Sunday. The wall is about 5,500 miles long. Longer than walking from Los Angeles to New York. The part I walked was steep. I must say it was very tiring walking up the steps. For those of you who think its not so hard, you have to try it for yourself. I climbed for about 15 minutes and I was already in pain! Today is Friday, 5 days later and my legs still hurt. Its amazing to think that the wall was built in the early 1300's and the workers were able to carry or move the rocks into position. Many slaves died during the construction.

Here's a picture at the start of the climb. I was told this sign says something about not being a "man" if you can't make it to the top. Call me what you want but I see no reason to put my body through that much pain. 30 minutes was enough.

_Vince