Posted on 08/02/2018 8:04:22 AM PDT by Eddie01
Eight lucky travellers will be given a unique chance to spend the night on top of the Great Wall of China next month.
Airbnb claims its temporary accommodation, perched atop a watchtower and with 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape, will represent the first time in thousands of years that ordinary visitors have been permitted to sleep on the ancient fortification.
The pop-up room, part of a campaign to promote preservation efforts at the Great Wall, features a four-poster double bed, but is open to the elements – perfect for mountain views during the day and stargazing at night.
The custom-built open-air bedroom features a four-poster bed to enjoy a night under the stars.
The candle-lit space, which sleeps two, also has modern lamps and floor lighting, as well as a cosy lounge area with a sofa and a dining table.
Guests will be able to enjoy gourmet food and traditional Chinese music before bed, while a guided sunrise hike through the countryside and a tour of the Great Wall with historians will also be offered. Quite how they will be protected from a sudden downpour remains to be seen.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I'm not throwing my name in the ring, but good luck to every else who does.
That would be fun. I’ve visited the Great Wall twice, at two different points. I would love to travel the length of it. An uncle did that years ago, under considerably different circumstances. He was in Army truck convoy at the end of WWII that covered most of the route. He’d spent the war in CBI, as ground support for C-47’s flying over the hump. (He had ear issues so was restricted from flying.) I don’t know exactly how he got assigned to the truck convoy, but it was the adventure of a lifetime. Came home and farmed the rest of his life.
I probably won’t win, but I said it is important not to break down barriers between cultures.
Because if everybody and every place are the same, why bother traveling?
TREUMP.45! Will show the world just whattf aREAL WALL is!!!!!!!!!!+
GyG@PlanetWTF!
TRUMP.45 COCKED&LOCKED!
IF? WE CAN KEEP HIM?????
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