When they say the GREAT Wall, they aren’t joking. One of the most incredible sights I have yet to see. I have seen pictures and heard stories, but there is nothing like seeing it in person. After practice yesterday, we packed our bags and left the village for our mini getaway. With our mini overnight bags, we loaded the bus and headed to the mountains. Once leaving the city, there were acres of open land. It seemed every few miles you could spot a random worker tending to the land. About an hour and a half out, we arrived at our destination. Of course we all thought the bus would just drop us off at the side of the Great Wall. Little did we know that we were in for a 45 minute hike. After the first few flights our stairs, my legs went numb and it was smooth sailing! Before we knew it, we were standing on the Great Wall, which seemed to be the top of the world. You could see the wall extend for miles in both directions. If we weren’t in the middle of the Olypmics, I would have loved to just hike along it for longer, it was quite the workout though! After walking on history, it was time to take the massive alpine slide all the way down to the bottom, another highlight of the day. Besides thinking I was going to kill myself by flying off the track, it was great fun! That about wrapped up our day outside of the village. I highly suggest it if you all make it over to China!
Until next time…
Lauren
5 responses so far ↓
Alice Newlon // August 9, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Lauren, I think I saw you for just a second yesterday going by in the opening ceremony. WOW. That was spectacular. It must have been wonderful to be there for it. You guys looked sharp in your Ralph Lauren outfits. You and Kayla are also on the MSNBC Olympics web site. We’ll be looking for the USA team soon…although we will have to record it and view it when we are awake. GO USA. Alice
Alice Newlon // August 10, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Congrats on your tie with Argentina! We recorded it, but I actually woke up in time to see all of the USA scoring. Great Job!
Sports Fan // August 10, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Sounds like an awesome time. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience that only a few fortunate get to do. Proud of you. Keep up the good work. I enjoy your posts.
Maureen Bartee // August 10, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Congratulations on the tie today! I tried to watch it, but NBC doesn’t allow live streaming outside of the US. I will continue to follow you from here in France and I wish you the best of luck in the rest of your matches. Go USA!
Diane // August 10, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Congrats on a great result this morning.Persistence paid off! It’s a great start!! Best of luck vs. Japan!