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A photo taken from the Great Wall of China - Portrait oriented shot of the sheer drop on both sides of the wall.

The view from the first of many turrets on the Great Wall of China.

Taken with a D70 with kit lens (18-70mm f3.5-4.5) arrangement.

The Chinese use bikes for getting from A to B. A woman rides a bike to who-knows-where in her Sundays' Best.

I guess those extended sleeves protect her from all the crud that can fly from the road or maybe just to protect her fair complexion?

Taken with a D70 with a Tamron 28-300mm arrangement.

The Chinese use bikes for getting from A to B.

Taken with a D70 with a Tamron 28-300mm arrangement.

The view from the first of many turrets on the Great Wall of China.

Keep in mind that it was raining cats and dogs outside. The fact that it was raining and the dark green foliage of the trees in this part of China probably contributed to the blue-greenish hue of the photo.

Taken with a D70 with kit lens (18-70mm f3.5-4.5) arrangement.

A photo with a waitress at the restaurant where we ate the infamous 'Beijing Duck'.

What do you think (of her)?

Yet another photo taken with my K750i.

Having brought only one pair of shoes to China with the premise of 'travelling light' left me to find alternative footwear for the trip to the shops to buy shoes for the trip home (as well as dinner, as we were part of a tour group and you can't just go doing your own thing).

Armed with two shower caps and the hotel slippers I wore this to dinner as well as a shopping precinct in Beijing. It was an amusing affair...

This photo was taken with my K750i.

It was absolutely pouring when we visited the Great Wall of China. I was drenched right to the skin, my shoes were full of water and this is about as high as I got in climbing up the stairs.

This view was taken on approach to Shanghai Aiport. Greenhouse crops all the way to the horizon!