[Photos by Big Frank Dickinson]Big Frank finally made it to the Great Wall of China. It had snowed and we (the tour group that went to the wall with Big Frank) had to push the van up the slope to get to the wall. There is one photo of us pushing (Big Frank took the picture, but did help push afterwards - he's no slacker!). Once at the wall the entire tour group had its picture taken: an Egyptian, an Italian, a Norwegian, two Americans (Big Frank and Sheena from NY), and 4 Iranians. Sheena is the one who looks like a terrorist; for some reason when pictures were taken she would cover her entire face with a scarf! She works in fashion design in NY and told me that it is soooo not fun. After the photo op we had time to climb the wall (that's right, the wall at this point goes almost straight up). Lars, the Norwegian, and Big Frank (the American) were the only ones who went up the wall to the towers. It was not so tough climbing, but it was extremely slippery because of the snow. From the upper towers Lars and Big Frank took pictures of each other, of the wall, and of Big Frank wearing a t-shirt with Joe Mosbrucker Masonry printed on the back. Joe, an old friend of Big Frank's (from, where else but Dickinson, ND) likes to create the impression that his maonry business is worldwide and may have actually laid the stone in that wall. Lars and Big Frank then slid down the wall; it actually was like skiing - Big Frank won the race down. The Great Wall - a Great Time!
5 comments:
It is so exciting to think that you are at the Great Wall in China. How lucky you are that you get to travel so much. I think Joe should pay you for advertising. Who knows how much business you will get for him. Enjoy your travels and keep the pictures and posts coming.
And Happy St. Patrick's Day. I don't suppose the Chinese are big on celebrating St. Pat's Day.
Love, Kathy
Your pushing the car up to the Great Wall reminded me of the lessons of Sysiphus you read to me each morning as we drove to work when we painted barns in ND. It also reminded me of a few times we pushed your and others' cars out of the snow. Little did I realize this was all in preparation for your trip to China many years later.
Hey Kate - I agree Joe should pay: this is primo advertising.
Dan (the guy with all the new stem cells) - little did I know that reading Sisyphus to you and pushing all those ND cars would one day get me to the Great Wall of China!
I do agree that i should pay for the advertizing, after all i've already gotten twenty five and a half calls from chinese people in the shefield region alone.
Hey Joe (isn't that a song title too??), I'm delighted that you are already reaping the benefits of my advertisement campaign in China. I kind of thought that the Chinese at the Great Wall would contact their relatives in Shefield, ND, a well-known site for Chinese immigration. I hear that the Chinese-American residents there want a replica of the Great Wall buildt in ND. That ought to keep you busy for some time!
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