Sorry for the delay in posting the rest of our China trip...
This was a pretty funny day. We spent quite a bit of time in the Forbidden City being pushed around by thousands of Asians there on holiday. The buildings were spectacular, however, it was really just one big courtyard after another surrounded by buildings that all looked the same. I must say, we didn't prepare ourselves as well as we should have with the history of the city to enjoy this stop as much as we could have.
This was a pretty funny day. We spent quite a bit of time in the Forbidden City being pushed around by thousands of Asians there on holiday. The buildings were spectacular, however, it was really just one big courtyard after another surrounded by buildings that all looked the same. I must say, we didn't prepare ourselves as well as we should have with the history of the city to enjoy this stop as much as we could have.
After hours at the square and Forbidden City we headed to the Temple of Heaven, which, had we not just come from the Forbidden City may have been more impressive. We walked in, looked around for a few seconds, and little Wilson spoke up and said, "Mom, we were just here!" It was pretty hilarious because we all felt the same way - it was a big courtyard with buildings that looked exactly like the ones at the Forbidden City. Needless to say, we didn't stay there very long. But there was a "geriatric park" right next door so we went and played there and it was just the break that we needed to get us back into sight-seeing mode.
At the end of the day we enjoyed a nice (but extremely expensive) American meal at Hard Rock Cafe Beijing. We sat next to the guys who had been one row behind us on our flight from San Fran - what are the chances they'd want to eat at Hard Rock too?
At the end of the day we enjoyed a nice (but extremely expensive) American meal at Hard Rock Cafe Beijing. We sat next to the guys who had been one row behind us on our flight from San Fran - what are the chances they'd want to eat at Hard Rock too?
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| Mao at the Forbidden City |
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| Those Chinese are so crafty! |
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| Jeff, Braden, Wilson and turtle |
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| View of Forbidden City from above |
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| Temple of Heaven - which looked exactly like the Forbidden City |
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| Man at the geriatrics park |
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