4. Walk on the Great Wall

We spent Amanda's birthday on The Great Wall with her parents, her sister Carly and Carly's friends Erin. We ended up on the Mutianyu section after hearing that the Badaling section is too busy. We had a wonderful day hiking between the various towers. It was definitely windy up there and we were happy we brought our jackets.

Needless to say, Kaid loved the wall and fantasized that he was part of a battle. He found a stick that he used as a gun and was running up and down the wall looking for enemies. The best part about this is that recently Kaidyn has been giving his Scottish accent a go. This made for an entertaining afternoon.


The sledding down the side of the mountain on the metal track was a big highlight of the day. Safe? Not likely. Fun? Absolutely!


We had lunch at The Schoolhouse restaurant near the wall. It is a restaurant that used to be a school. Appropriate for Amanda's birthday lunch!

42 down...58 to go!