Wow, wow, wow is all I can say. The Great Wall truly does not disappoint! To think that this structure was built between 5th century BC and 16th century AD, and it stretches over 4,000 miles, and there were no motorized vehicles at the time, and the mountains that surround it are sometimes unthinkably steep, all overwhelm you a bit when you are actally standing on top of it. Not to talk about the other rather creepy rumor that nearly 2 million people died during the construction, and most of them were just built into the wall.... 
We took a cable car up to the top and then took the more challenging route that ended with about 500 steps straight up and very narrow. One girl that was with us vomited at the top. We got a kick out of that. The views from the top were stunning, although because of the pollution, even out that far, your sight distance was limited. I would have to vouch for both of us and say this was our favorite day in China.
All in all, China was not what we expected. Much more hectic. What we saw was extraordinary - the size of the cities and the beauty of the history but also the extent of the pollution. Overall we were pretty relieved to get to Nepal.
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