Even under renovation, the Forbidden City is beautiful. There weren’t many other visitors today either so we really got to take our time (as much as the cold would allow) and absorb the atmosphere of the place. Ahh…..
Today’s tour wasn’t as much fun as the Great Wall because there is a lot of walking with no real ‘pay off’ for the kiddies. I carried Jie-Jie in the baby sling and Jean-Pierre ended up carrying Éva on his shoulders. Our guide knew lots of interesting little tidbits of information which made the visit that much more interesting.
While the kiddies napped, mom and I went by cab to visit The Temple of Heaven. Wow. The temple and the stairs were so beautifully framed by a clear deep blue sky. The grounds weren’t busy so we took our time walking around the temple and along the wooded walk ways. It was a magical way to spend a couple of hours with mom.
At one point we asked a girl to take our picture. She couldn't get the picture staight, so she asked her dad to do it. Once they had taken our picture the girl asked if the family could take their picture with us because 'they were very curious about foreigners'. We obliged, but when it came time to take the picture, the mother and the daughter snuggled up to me and pushed mom out of the way. It was terrible. On top of that, the mother was giggling like a 11 year old school girl the whole time.
1 comment:
Ahhh, the temple of heaven sounds so lovely. Indeed some magic time with your mom. That is so wonderful (up until your mom was pushed from the photo of course:)))) Yikes!
Hugs,
Jen
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