Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City

After a short 4hr nap we met the Cambeys for breakfast, (mmmmm....broccoli and intestine cold cuts), then hopped on board our bus for the drive to Tiananmen Square; via a quick stop at a fresh-water pearl farm/store - didn't buy any pearls BUT we did buy our 1st Chinese beer!

Lot, our tour guide, warned us not to mention the student protest while we were there, and then led us around the outside of the Square and through the Forbidden City - VERY impressive!

We ate a late lunch/ early dinner at a real Chinese restaurant before watching a dance/acrobatics show which featured an on stage watetfall mid-act. Our room has its own hot spring spa on the balcony (I KNOW!) so we had a quick soak before an "earlyish" night. The Great Wall tomorrow - can't wait!Read more