The Great Wall (and yes, it really was great!)

For me, one of the best parts of the trip was our visit to the Great Wall. We went to a part called Simatai, which is well out of the city (120km from Beijing) and thus also away from the crowds of tourists and souvenir sellers, and it was a brilliant day - blue skies and sunny. Having seen the wall in so many photos and on tv it was incredible to be climbing on it, and definitely something i'll remember for a long time!

Our lunch spot, on top of tower number 7 :-)