The Great Wall is stupendous.
We sent to a section north of Beijing that is very well preserved and was a major gateway into the city.
Don is showing how the archers could stand and shoot out the archery holes and proper cannon cleaning technique.
The steps are very uneven and can be from 2 inches to more than a foot tall.
You can see the wear on the stones at each edge.
There is a great local custom that has newly married couples putting a lock on a section of chain here and throwing away the key.
Going up was hard, but going down was harder.
This is just looking down!
and down!
The Olympic venue north of Beijing was great to see. This was the Olympic torch.
They are struggling to make the buildings profitable now.
What a beautiful structure.
Smoggy air.
And I want these mini bird nest path lights!!
Don in front of the Water Cube.
We took rickshaws to see a local kitemaker and have lunch in a locals home.
This is the typical broom that is used to sweep the streets.
Pat, Rachael, Gregg, Verlon, Marie, Cyndi, Loreen and Dennis enjoy lunch.
Working bamboo for kite frames.
This was the CCTV building on the only blue sky day we had in Beijing.
There is still the lower level smog showing.
Check out the window washers!
Typical tenements
And then there were the horses. 
He wouldn't ride these saying the ridge on the back might be painful. 
Can you see Don standing by the neck on this one? 
He liked my hat.
