In Search of the New Seven Wonders of the World: #2 The Great Wall of China

June 22, 2010 by · Comments Off on In Search of the New Seven Wonders of the World: #2 The Great Wall of China 

Great Wall of China

We made it to our second New Seven Wonders of the World in April, 2010. I must say we were more than a little disappointed to find the Great Wall shrouded in thick, dense fog and drizzling rain. There are very few steps and the walkway consists of flat tiles so they were extremely slippery and very hard to navigate.

The Great Wall of China literally translated means “long fortress.”  With all of its branches it stretches for 5,500.3 miles.