The Great Wall of China!

There was this school educational trip to Beijing, that had been organised by our Secondary school when I was in Secondary-3(which is about 3 and a half years back!), mainly for the students taking History and Chinese Literature. Being a History student and having the zest to travel, I jumped in for the opportunity. On a serious note, when the itinerary form was given to us a few weeks before the actual travel, I had no idea about the places like the Forbidden City,Summer palace,Tianmen square and so on. The only thing that attracted me on the list is THE GREAT WALL! That’s what made me travel to Beijing.

Right after we landed in Beijing we were taken to different places each day as per as the Travel itinerary list. That’s when I got to see the richness of the Forbidden City, its nothing but a palace. It was so huge, than what you imagine it to be!

-->The forbidden city.

Finally the most anticipated day arrives. The day in which they had planned to take us to the Great Wall .I was all happy and enthusiastic. Little did I know that I actually have to climb up the stairs to explore! There were two paths that we can choose to climb on to reach the peak. We chose the left side which had steps that are not as steep as the right side ,but still it was so difficult to walk up. So much of energy was needed. But of course I have been longing to see this place and I got the chance finally, so that thought kept me motivated to reach to the peak. No Pain No gain!

--The Great wall!

The wall was built to protect their own borders.