KOPPELQUESTS - Photo Gallery 3/17/2004

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	We encountered this very friendly man who took several pictures for us, and spoke some basic Engilsh. He seemed overwhelmed when we gave him 10 Yuan ($1.25), and insisted that we take a pack of postcards from him.		David's proudly displaying one of the 600-year-old bricks from the wall (he then replaced it in it's resting spot which is visible in the very bottom left corner of this picture)	One of the several watchtowers that we passed through - these are in remarkably good shape
This hotel has been completed but not yet opened. Several local areas (this one included) are competing to become the next "Badaling", an area of the wall that has been heavily developed and restored for tourists. To date, nothing has happened here at H	Heading back down...	Walking down...	This lady literally extorted money from us (10 Yuan, or about $1.25) saying we had to pay her for tickets after we declined to purchase souvenirs or nuts from her. We paid her back by taking these pictures of her while she screamed at us in Chinese! She	Here she is getting ready to come after us!