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An Afternoon in Simatai Great Wall (Part 1)

2008.07.14
Last weekend, was a dream come true on my part. I have conquered some parts of the Great Wall and have been there many times but the weather would always spoil it.

Together with a friend from Spain and Portugal, we climbed the Simatai Part of the Great Wall fabulously. We slept in one of the cheap hostels right at the foot of the wall to ensure that we can see the sunset and the sunrise at the Great Wall.

Last Saturday,the sky was blue and I had nothing space left for the gladness I felt seeing THE WALL in its full glory---swirling up and down the green grasses that spread rampantly in hills and mountains.

It was a fantastic sight to behold THE WALL whose steps and towers extends as far as the naked eye could see. It was panoramic seeing it zigzagging like the tail of a Dragon.

This week, I'm putting up photos I've taken last weekend in three parts.

Part 1: Afternoon in Simatai Great Wall
Part 2: Sunset at the Simatai Great Wall
Part 3: Sunrise and Morning at the Simatai Great Wall
Part 4: Pride Parade at the Simatai Great Wall


Photo below:
This is the view from the door of our hostel. You can certainly see the magnificent view of the World Wonder that was built by more than a million people to defend the country from the Mongolian warriors.






























I would like to say THANK EVERYONE for voting me in a recent photo contest.

I won 3rd prize.

This Wednesday, I'll receive my Sony cyber- shot DSC T10 digital camera.

Again, thank you ever so much!
29 Comments
Madoc Very beautiufl pics of a phenomenal structure.
Madoc · 2008-07-14: 10:41
heraclio great set of pics of a world famous structure, hope to see it myself some day in the real.well done my friend.
heraclio · 2008-07-14: 10:44
jennye Oh wow!!! stunning shots!!... spectacular views!!!.... so beautiful!!!...
congratulations also!!!!!!
jennye · 2008-07-14: 10:51
urmysunshine you're welcome, congrats!-
I love these photos, they are ALL terrific!!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-07-14: 11:00
bauche Congrats on 3rd place. Someday I would like to see the great wall but for now I will enjoy your wonderful pictures. Glad the weather held out so you could have a good time.
bauche · 2008-07-14: 14:00
Pasku Que buenas postales de la Muralla China, excelentes. un beso.
Pasku · 2008-07-14: 14:49
Saipanhohhot You are so fortunate to be able to go there and your photos are fantastic!
Saipanhohhot · 2008-07-14: 16:34
JumiElla Fantastic photos! Weird views!
I was and I saw. Memoirs revive... See my posts "My memoirs from beautiful Chinas - Wspomnień czar (1-5)" - 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 and 29.05.2008.

I wait for your next pictures.

Congratulations on your success !!!
JumiElla · 2008-07-14: 16:58
mindysue great post! the framing in these photos are wonderful!! Congrats on you photo contest!
mindysue · 2008-07-14: 17:56
storytaylor congrats, congrats and congrats. and this set is wonderful too. love the #5
storytaylor · 2008-07-14: 18:21
Askrubies congrates...

love your entry...
Askrubies · 2008-07-14: 21:26
mariaps How fortunate that you're able to visit such an amazing place! Your set is remarkable. This is the first time I've ever seen photos of The Great Wall that actually gave me a feeling of it's magnificence, beauty and importance. Visiting it is on my wish list. :)
mariaps · 2008-07-14: 21:52
basirseerat An excellent set , woonderful palece ..
basirseerat · 2008-07-15: 00:11
jet28 Awesome set! Congratulations!
jet28 · 2008-07-15: 02:19
danitimea congrats for the prize!
these shots are beautiful! :)
danitimea · 2008-07-15: 04:12
agandia Fabulous set!!!
agandia · 2008-07-15: 05:40
japarker Fantastic!
japarker · 2008-07-15: 07:18
giodinu great set
giodinu · 2008-07-15: 07:56
bundlesofjoy This set is wonderful #5 is my favorite. What a great trip and you will always have the photos to remember it.
bundlesofjoy · 2008-07-15: 08:33
tomie great wall and great shots made a great post! congrats for your 3rd prize and this wonderful post!
tomie · 2008-07-15: 15:54
KC727 It is a great place for taking photo, beautiful set :))
KC727 · 2008-07-15: 18:59
neb3000 Wow! What a great set, such nice compositions. You were so blessed to get such a nice sky to make the photos perfect. Im heading to China in 3 weeks, so fingers crossed I can get some magnificent weather like this too.
neb3000 · 2008-07-15: 21:56
leslieyes very niceeeeeeeeee setttt some day i would be thereeee :D:D:D
leslieyes · 2008-07-16: 01:47
Tramp great set!
Congratulations
Tramp · 2008-07-16: 06:19
TheCrazyCroat Wow! Now this is a series. You've portrayed how ominous I imagine the wall to be.
TheCrazyCroat · 2008-07-16: 20:20
Gripe Just magnificent!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Gripe · 2008-07-19: 04:54
josanhjx grest set!!!
josanhjx · 2008-07-20: 00:42
prasadnlv magnificent work
prasadnlv · 2008-07-20: 07:26
Tigerlily Thank you for sharing this Alain. Beautiful beautiful set! The weather was really working well for you and the blue of the sky is amazing. Congratulations on getting 3rd prize in the photo contest too.
Tigerlily · 2008-07-22: 20:23
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