Day 3, Tuesday, March 18: Great Wall, Beijing Opera, Ming Tombs
On the Great Wall
Jessica: I didn't know how I would react being on the Great Wall of China. I
loved it. It was so incredible to see how far I'd walked.
Shelby: What really left an impression was what we saw outside our windows
on our ride to the Great Wall to China. You could see how people live.
And, a lot of buildings here are older than our country. It's weird to see
that.
Kitrina: The most interesting thing for me is seeing the fusion between
East and West, old China and new China. I see the Forbidden City as old
China and Tiananmen Square as new China, so it's ironic that Mao's portrait
is facing out from the Forbidden City toward Tiananmen.
Noura: I loved the statues and sculptures that we saw at the Ming Tombs.
Ava: My favorite experience has been dealing directly with the people here.
You get to do that a little bit when we shop with the vendors. It has
been good to see for ourselves and deal with local people ourselves.
Beijing Opera performer prepares
Guarding the tower
Laura enjoys a sweet potato break
Ming Tombs
The Great Wall
Shamu and Jommers on the Great Wall
Sundown on the Great Wall