The Great Wall

We know it sounds like a Cliché, but we must say that the great wall is really great.

As we climbed the thousands and thousands of steps, it became clear we are not able to reach its end very soon :-))

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Gulliver enjoyed the hike as well, especially after we managed to loose the crowds (the less fit of it) behind:

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Looking back the way we came...

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However, we could not figure out why the wall was built in such a zigzag? I mean if its built like this all the way, of course it had to be 4000kms long:

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Jokes aside, it is an incredible feat of ancient engineering and logistics to build the wall on this harsh terrain:

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