Thursday, May 24, 2012

Beijing in a Day

Who said you couldn't see Beijing in a day?

We visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and
the Temple of Heaven.

According to Fitbit, that's 18538 steps and 7.6 miles.

Tiananmen Square was exactly as expected. Dripping in Communist
propaganda and containing a huge portrait of Chairman Mao.

After the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven is probably one of the most
recognizable structures in all of China.

The craziest thing about visiting these sites is that the Chinese
people are fascinated by foreigners. I had my picture taken with some
Chinese tourists and had a group of Chinese tourists follow me
through the Forbidden City.

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