The One who conquered the Great Wall ...barely

The tour left this morning at 8am for the Long Di Superior Jade Gallery, where we had a guide show us how jade sculptures were made and how you can tell whether a jade is real or not. & since most Asians have some sort of jade jewellery, they all start thrusting them at the guide to authenticate it. Afterwards there was a whole floor where you can purchase different types of jade sculptures, jewellery or art. Apparently it’s very cheap at that place.

Then we headed for the Great Wall of China. My Dad and I were determined to climb to the peak of the Great Wall which is where the red building is on the top.

  

 

It took us an hour to climb up and down. It costs me 2 legs, 2 lungs and almost a heart. It was so cold, the air was freezing, but if I covered my face, I couldn’t breathe.

 This picture almost killed me.

No even kidding. The stairs were very uneven and covered with slippery ice. When we finally got to the top my Dad stared to scream our, we’re heroes! LOL! He was like, if you climb to the top, you’re a hero. ... I didn’t know the Great Wall gives your super powers? My dad was like imagine what it must have been for them to actually build the Great Wall, and think of how many people have died for it.

Dear Great Wall,
Enough people have died for you. You won’t take me down. I’m too awesome.

Love Jessica.

After Lunch, we headed to the Summer Palace at sunset on a winter’s day, where the Emperor would stay in the summer. LOL! There’s a man-made lake and hill. The lake was frozen. That’s how cold it is. Lakes actually freeze. That’s something you’ll never see in Sydney.

 

 

 

Then we headed to the Pearl Market, where a guide open a clam and showed us where the pearls come from. The clam she opened has 36 pearls inside! =O I thought clams had 1 pearl each! So 36 was like woah!

We watched an acrobatic show afterwards and then we had dinner at A Fun Ti Culture. I highly recommend you go there if you ever have the chance. The food was great and the entertainment was so awesome! It was so fun! There were belly dancers, musicians, some “ballet” guy (but I think his a stripper), audience games, lucky draws, table top dancing and most importantly “sexy girls” (that’s what they called them)!

 

The Hosts

The Sexy Girls

 

Games

And that’s the end of the day. My legs are so tired, I don’t think I’ll be able to walk to the bed. But it was so worth it.

Favourite picture of the day:

My Dad and I taking a break on the stairs of the Great Wall of China. Doesn’t he look like the abominable snow man? LOL

So jealous much, Cynthia?