although you can get a driver to take you straight to the wall for a pretty reasonable price, we opted to go by public transportation. it's more challenging and fun to do it independently, plus the whole round trip cost about $4. this is a public mini bus we took the last leg of the trip. a woman got on with a red plastic bag that i noticed was moving at her feet. awhile later it somehow came undone and a large catfish flapped onto the floor of the bus. for the next few minutes she and a helpful fellow passenger tried to catch it, but by the time they finally did the second fish had escaped. 
this was an unrestored portion of the wall-- or at least not recently restored. sections were completely crumbled away, but we were able to walk a pretty long way before reaching that point. we didn't actually see this sign until we came back down-- people definitely climb this part of it though-- the locals set up little stools and make handmade tickets and charge you a few quai to pass the portion that runs through their land. (about 30 or 50 cents).
view from a watchtower
the woman in the background had the shrillest voice i've ever heard. she charged us 5 quai to pass and tried to sell us firecrackers to set off on the wall.
scenic view for the preying mantis
this portion was crumbling away and rediculously steep. i opted out, but aaron and marcus climbed down.
looking down the steep section
back off the wall. someone burning leaves along the road.
a very typical public restroom in the countryside. the door on the right shows the character for female. the toilet is just a hole in the floor that runs strait out onto the hill behind the hut and down to the river.
workers whitewashing the tree trunks on our walk back along the road waiting for a bus to come by.
bus to the next town
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What's going on in those first two pictures?
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