The Forbidden City

check out this site below, it is a great way to look at the palace museum and all the different kind of artwork it holds. it's beautiful. it is called the forbidden city because the emperor lived here and it was the center for Chinese government, commoners were not allowed to enter this enormous city. it has 980 building!
We are going to visit TianAnMen Square, Forbidden City and the Great Wall(Juyongguan).


http://www.dpm.org.cn/index1024768.html

A fun day

So very tired and ready for bed, just one last entry for those faithful readers. We had the most fantastic sightseeing day ever, we went to tien an men square, the forbidden city and the great wall.

It was beyond freezing and we froze the entire day but we managed to all last the entire 5 hours or so we had to be outdoors. I can't say enough at how LARGE these structures are and how much walking we did to see them all. Tien an men square can hold 10 million people at once, there is a shrine to Moa and his body is on display since his death in 1976, and little did I know it is right next to the forbidden city.
The forbidden city is an enormous structure, it goes on and on with huge gates separating each section. The architecture is stunning and breathtaking. I could have spent days taking pictures of all the beautiful buildings, ornate ceilings and amazing colors.
The great wall was awesome. We all climbed to the first section of the wall. Nate loved going to the top too! It was climbing straight up, the stairs are very uneven, thank the lord there were hand rails, and it is scary to look down. I don't think that pictures do it justice, it is huge, it is very tall, it is very high and it is a lot of work to climb. Anyway it is late and you wanted pictures so here they are. Big day tomorrow, we leave at 6 am for the airport, get the babies by 4 pm. I will post about that as soon as I can
Kare