{"id":2563,"date":"2013-07-30T05:59:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T12:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2013-07-30T06:00:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T13:00:42","slug":"the-greatness-of-the-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningtogetherathome.com\/?p=2563","title":{"rendered":"The Greatness of the Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, as you all know from yesterday’s post, we visited the Mutianyu portion of the Great Wall yesterday. \u00a0Other than a short time of panic, the day was really quite exceptionally wonderful! \u00a0You know those party games where people have to guess things about you? \u00a0I always used the fact \u00a0that I hoped to visit the Great Wall before I died. \u00a0This visit marks my fourth and honestly, it doesn’t get old. \u00a0I can’t get enough of the mountains and the feeling of being where thousands of people have trod for thousands of years, wow! \u00a0It’s honestly something I don’t just remember, I cherish it.<\/p>\n

Yesterday was hot in the city and slightly cooler on the wall. \u00a0That coolness was short lived though with carrying the kids and marching up and down. \u00a0We chose to go to this section of the wall knowing we could ride the gondola up and the bobsled down. \u00a0It’s still a fair hike in between, especially for Samuel.<\/p>\n

Samuel has had a number of reactions from and to people here in China. \u00a0Most people have been curious and some have been atrociously rude. \u00a0I’d like to say it’s specific to this area of the world, but I regret to inform that it just seems like a part of humanity. \u00a0:\/ \u00a0Anyway, Samuel started the trip ducking his head and then he decided to tune most people out. \u00a0This day at the wall, he really just became focused. \u00a0He was a champion. \u00a0Stephen was too. \u00a0He picked him up the tricky well worn paths that were too steep or slippery for him to navigate and marched him through them. \u00a0The rest of the way Samuel walked. \u00a0And people clapped and cheered and gave him the thumbs up. A fellow and his daughter were visiting the wall from Hong Kong, but had been to visit Vancouver and Victoria last year! \u00a0The father bought both his daughter and Samuel a medal. \u00a0Samuel has carried it around like the champion he is. We are beyond proud of him.<\/p>\n

Pardon the photo heavy post (not that you mind), but it is one of my favourite places, after all.<\/p>\n

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